Greg enjoys maintaining the lawn in his free time and wants to get mulch for his house. He has several flower beds on his property and wants to purchase enough mulch for a 3" cover over the area of the beds. Given the dimensions of the flower beds below, how much mulch will he need to purchase; in cubic yards (rounded to the nearest whole number)? 11'x12' Square footage: 19'x6' Square footage: 21'x4' Square footage: 19'x9' Square footage: 8'x15' Square footage: 25'x9' Square footage: Total Square Footage: Total Cubic Yards (Enter integer greater than decimal value for ft3 ):

Greg enjoys maintaining the lawn in his free time and wants to get mulch for his house. He has several flower beds on his property and wants to purchase enough mulch for a 3" cover over the area of the beds. Given the dimensions of the flower beds below, how much mulch will he need to purchase; in cubic yards (rounded to the nearest whole number)? 11'x12' Square footage: 19'x6' Square footage: 21'x4' Square footage: 19'x9' Square footage: 8'x15' Square footage: 25'x9' Square footage: Total Square Footage: Total Cubic Yards (Enter integer greater than decimal value for ft3 ):

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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If he purchases the rounded whole number of mulch in cubic yards,
at a rate of $35.95/yd³, how much would it cost in total?
Mulch cost:
This is taxed at a rate of 6% sales tax and has a $50 delivery fee.
Sales tax:
Delivery fee: 50.00
Total cost:
Bottom line, the things you are learning now do get used in real
life...much more often than you think, thanks for having me!

The following is a true story that occurred on May 1st, 2021:
Greg enjoys maintaining the lawn in his free time and wants to get
mulch for his house. He has several flower beds on his property
and wants to purchase enough mulch for a 3" cover over the area
of the beds. Given the dimensions of the flower beds below, how
much mulch will he need to purchase; in cubic yards (rounded to
the nearest whole number)?
11'x12' Square footage:
19'x6' Square footage:
21'x4' Square footage:
19'x9' Square footage:
8'x15' Square footage:
25'x9' Square footage:
Total Square Footage:
Total Cubic Yards (Enter integer greater than decimal value for ft3 ):

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