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.

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Amirah Franco

11 February, 00:01

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.

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Savannah Mcgee · 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.