You will be upgrading your landscape at your house. You will be creating a mulch border around the entire front side of the kitchen (the breakfast nook side).  The mulch border will be 3 ft. wide and 5 inches deep. How many cubic feet of mulch will you need? Your local nursery is running a special on mulch, $40/yd3 with delivery. Determine how many cubic yards you will need. How much is the total cost for the mulch?

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You will be upgrading your landscape at your house. You will be creating a mulch border around the entire front side of the kitchen (the breakfast nook side).  The mulch border will be 3 ft. wide and 5 inches deep. How many cubic feet of mulch will you need? Your local nursery is running a special on mulch, $40/yd3 with delivery. Determine how many cubic yards you will need. How much is the total cost for the mulch?
MASTER
LIVING
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
ROOM
#31
14 ft.
13 ft.
- 20 ft.
KITCHEN
DINING
BEDROOM
ROOM
#2
4 ft.»
13 ft
3ft
3ft
BREAKFAST
NOOK
10ft
Description of the Floor Plan:
The diagram shows the floor plan of a house with
two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living/dining room,
a master bedroom, a master bathroom, and a
kitchen with breakfast nook. The following
dimensions are given:
Bedrooms 1 and 2 are both 13 feet by 13
feet.
The bathroom is 4 feet by 8 feet.
The dimensions for the living and dining
space are not given and are not necessary
to complete the project.
The Master bedroom is 14 feet by 13 feet.
The Master bathroom is 5 feet by 13 feet.
The kitchen is made of a rectangular area
that is 13 feet by 20 feet. Centered along
the 20 foot front-facing wall, three feet
from the corner, is a bumped-out
trapezoidal shaped breakfast nook. The
front of the nook is 10 feet across, and the
angled sides are both 6 feet.
MASTER
Transcribed Image Text:MASTER LIVING BEDROOM BEDROOM ROOM #31 14 ft. 13 ft. - 20 ft. KITCHEN DINING BEDROOM ROOM #2 4 ft.» 13 ft 3ft 3ft BREAKFAST NOOK 10ft Description of the Floor Plan: The diagram shows the floor plan of a house with two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living/dining room, a master bedroom, a master bathroom, and a kitchen with breakfast nook. The following dimensions are given: Bedrooms 1 and 2 are both 13 feet by 13 feet. The bathroom is 4 feet by 8 feet. The dimensions for the living and dining space are not given and are not necessary to complete the project. The Master bedroom is 14 feet by 13 feet. The Master bathroom is 5 feet by 13 feet. The kitchen is made of a rectangular area that is 13 feet by 20 feet. Centered along the 20 foot front-facing wall, three feet from the corner, is a bumped-out trapezoidal shaped breakfast nook. The front of the nook is 10 feet across, and the angled sides are both 6 feet. MASTER
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