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Alisa uses her cell phone to search how many pounds of sand is required to fill 1 cubic foot and finds the answer is 100 pounds. Choose one of the brands and compute how much it will cost Alisa to purchase enough sand to fill the court. Identify which brand was chosen as part of your answer. Use the volume formula, V= l x w x h

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The amount it will cost Alisa to fill the volleyball court using sand from Brand A with a unit rate of $1/12 per lb and a mass of sand of 135200 lbs is $11266.[tex]\overline{6}[/tex]

What is a unit rate?

A unit rate is the rate or amount for one (unit) of an item.

The mass of sand that fills one cubic ft. = 100 pounds

The volume of sand required to fill the volleyball court can be found using the formula; V = l × w × h

Where:

l = The length of the volleyball court = 52 ft

w = The width = 26 ft

h = The height = 1 ft

Therefore; V = 26 ft × 52 ft × 1 ft = 1352 ft³

The mass of sand required, m = 100 lbs × 1352 = 135200 lbs

The unit rate for Brand A = $(5/60)/lb = $(1/12)/lb

The unit rate for Brand B = $(12/150)/lb = $0.08 per lb

The cost of filling the volleyball court using Brand A, C₁, is therefore;

  • Cost of Brand A, C₁ = $(1/12)/lb × 135200 lb = $11266.[tex]\overline{6}[/tex]
  • The cost using Brand B, C₂ = $0.08/lb × 135200 lb = $10816

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Alisa is at the hardware store to buy sand to set up a volleyball court in her back yard.

The dimension of a beach volleyball court = 26 feet by 52 feet

The depth of filling of the sand = 1 ft deep

The prices of the sands are;

60 lbs of sand A = $5

150 lbs of sand B = $12

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