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Math in the Work Place

Math in the Workplace - Measurements

J D PROPERTY

Rental Property Management
Owner/Operator

 

 Job Description: Owns, operates, and manages rental properties. Oversees or does all maintenance and/or repairs on houses and property.
   


Problem:

You need to re-roof a house with composite shingles. Each side of the roof is 20 feet by 40 feet.

diagramHow many packages of shingles are required and how much will it cost?

Each package of shingles covers 12 square feet (ft2) and costs $7 plus another $12 to have it put on the roof (for labor and other materials such as nails).


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Solution:

1. 20 ft x 40 ft = 800 ft2 x 2 = 1600 ft2 roof
  1600 ft2 12 ft2 coverage/pkg = 133.3 or 134 packages of shingles
 
2. 134 packages x $7 per package = $938 for shingles
134 packages x $12 = $1608 for labor/materials
$938 + $1608 = $2546 roof installed