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In the table, select the value that the closest to the cost of the concrete for Harrison Wall as well as the cost of the concrete for Jackson Wall. Make only two selections, one in each column.

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sahilchaudhary wrote:
It seems to be a really easy question.

Harrison Wall - (11.5 * 8.1 * 0.35) * 9.75 = $317 Jackson Wall - (31 * 11.8 * 0.50) * 9.75 =$1783

So the answers are $320 for Harrison and$1800 for Jackson.
Dear sahilchaudhary,
Very good! Just to play Devil's Advocate, did you do all this without a calculator? Do you recommend that others do this sort of calculation without a calculator?
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Sun Oct 20, 2013 10:15 pm
It seems to be a really easy question.

Harrison Wall - (11.5 * 8.1 * 0.35) * 9.75 = $317 Jackson Wall - (31 * 11.8 * 0.50) * 9.75 =$1783

So the answers are $320 for Harrison and$1800 for Jackson.

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