You built a rectangular deck 14 ft long and 12 ft wide with a set of steps 48 inches wide. You builta railing on the outside using 2X4s around the top, capped with a 6-in deck board. The spindles were spaced on 4-inch or less centers. You built a rectangular patio 14 feet by 16 feet, using 4 inches of concrete for the floor. For the patio you removed 7 inches of dirt and replaced it with 3 inches of sand. To prevent erosion you constructed a 400-square-foot retaining wall. You used stones 15 inches wide, 6 inches high, and 10 inches deep. You are also a groundskeeper for an 18-hole golf course. The greens average 92 feet in diameter on which you applied 5 pounds per 1,000 square feet of 18-5-12 units of fertilizer. The fertilizer comes in 50-pound bags at $32.98 per bag.
a. How many square feet are in the deck?
b. How many deck boards are needed for the floor running the length of the deck?
c. How many of what length 2X4s and deck boards are needed for the railing?
d. Approximately how many spindles are needed?
e. What is the area of the patio?
f. How many cubic feet of dirt were removed?
g. How many cubic feet of sand are needed?
h. How many cubic yards of concrete are needed?
i. How many stones are needed for the retaining wall?
j. What did it cost to fertilize the greens?
a. 168 ft2
b. 24 bd
c. 1 each 8 ft, 12 ft & 14 ft 2X4s and deck bd
d. 102 spindles
e. 224 ft2
f. 131 ft3
g. 56 ft3
h. 75 ft3
i. 640 stones
j. $395.76
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