Aroofing square is a common term in construction equal to 100 square feet. a gable is a type of roof containing sloping planes of the same pitch on each side of the ridge or peak, where the upper portion of the sidewall forms a triangle. answer question parts 1 through 3 about rick's roofing project.
rick finished measuring the gable roof for a project. each of the two sides of a roof measures 40 feet (ft) x 25 feet (ft), where the longer side is parallel to the peak of the roof. how many squares ft2 would this be in total? how many roofing squares would this equal?
the roof is _ ft2, or equal to _ roofing squares.
for each roofing square, rick needs 6 bundles of 40-year composition shingles, which can be bought for
$12 per bundle. rick also uses 15-pound (lb) roofing felt as a base under the shingles, each roll costing
$7 and covering 2 squares. how many bundles of shingles will rick need for the roof in part 1? how many rolls of roofing felt? what are the costs for each?
he will need _ bundles of shingles at a cost of $_
he will need _ rolls of felt at a cost of $_
to finish the job, rick needs roofing nails and drip edge. a four-pound box of one-inch roofing nails will cover 5 squares and cost $4. drip edge comes only in 10-foot lengths, costs $4 per length, and is attached only to the outer edges of the roof. how many pounds of one-inch nails will the job require, and what is the cost? how many 10-foot lengths of drip edge will finish the job, and at what cost? finally, what is the total materials cost of the entire roofing project? note that drip-edge may be cut, if necessary, to cover the outer edges of the roof.
he will need _ pounds of nails at a cost of $_
he will need _ lengths of drip-edge at a cost of $_
the total cost of the roofing project is $_