Question

You are buying shingles for a roof. Each bundle of shingles will cover 27 square feet. The roof consists of two rectangular parts, and each 70 feet by 30 feet. How many bundles of shingles do you need?

Answer 1

156 bundles

Explanation:

Total area of the roof = 2(70 x 30) = 4200 sf

(4200 sf) / (27sf/bundle) = 155.56 ≈ 156 bundles