At a road work site 20 cones are placed along 50 feet of road. How many cones are placed along 35 feet of road?
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Answer:
--- You
--- Another student
Reason: Because there is a variation in the given dimensions
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Your measurement
Another students'
Solving (a): The area
Area is calculated as:
For you
For the other student
Solving (b): Reason for the variation in the areas
The given measurements are estimates of the dimensions of the rectangle.
Since there is a variation in the estimates, there will be some level of variation in the calculated area.