History:
In 2003, there was an extremely high demand for on-campus student housing. In honor of Sr. Ann Sakac, the
president of Mount Saint Mary College, they opened the new freshman dorm building called
Sakac Hall. It was open for freshman women only. This beautiful building was the best on-campus living with a gorgeous view of the Hudson River. The architect tried to reflect the Dutch Colonial roots of the architecture in the city of Newburgh. His goal was to establish a modern collegiate style to attract incoming freshman.
It was built by the Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis company for a total cost of $12,170,000. The total area of
the building is 82,000 square feet.
Problem:
Find the cost of all the bricks used to build the Sakac Hall dorm building on campus. You will have to find the number of bricks used by splitting the building into different portions then multiplying it by the cost of the bricks, which will be given. You must take into account that the shape of building and remember that it is not a perfect
rectangle and the windows must be cut out. Even though the bricks are different colors the cost is the same amount.
In 2003, there was an extremely high demand for on-campus student housing. In honor of Sr. Ann Sakac, the
president of Mount Saint Mary College, they opened the new freshman dorm building called
Sakac Hall. It was open for freshman women only. This beautiful building was the best on-campus living with a gorgeous view of the Hudson River. The architect tried to reflect the Dutch Colonial roots of the architecture in the city of Newburgh. His goal was to establish a modern collegiate style to attract incoming freshman.
It was built by the Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis company for a total cost of $12,170,000. The total area of
the building is 82,000 square feet.
Problem:
Find the cost of all the bricks used to build the Sakac Hall dorm building on campus. You will have to find the number of bricks used by splitting the building into different portions then multiplying it by the cost of the bricks, which will be given. You must take into account that the shape of building and remember that it is not a perfect
rectangle and the windows must be cut out. Even though the bricks are different colors the cost is the same amount.
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