Question

Jack is building a deck that is 8 ft by 27.63 ft. He has the base built; he just needs to cover the surface with wood. When he gets to the hardware store he finds sheets of wood that are four ft by eight ft. Use estimation to determine how many sheets of wood he should buy to cover the surface of the deck.

Answer 1

The area of the deck is :
A ( deck ) = 8 * 27.63 = 221.04 ft²
The area of the sheet of wood:
A ( sheet ) = 4 * 8 = 32 ft²
221.04 : 32 = 6.9 ≈ 7 ( we need a whole number )
Answer: He should buy 7 sheets of wood to cover the surface of the deck.