Driveway Question-Portfolio

At the start of class we had conversations about starting a Facebook group for our math class, and then watched a video on Media Literacy. The video showed us how far technology has come in the last 6 years(with Facebook and My Space), and how in 25 years something like a computer could fit in a blood cell, thats how small it could be.

When we finished the video Mr.Max showed us a few steps to finish the Driveway question from our Portfolios. -First we had to figure out the area of the driveway.

-Then for each method we figured out how much would have to be dug down for the excavation.

-Once you have done that, you find out the cost of each type of material for each method needed in cubic yards(1 yard cubed is equal to 27 feet cubed). To find the cost I multiplied the depth by the area to find feet cubed, then divided the answer by 27 to get yards cubed. After I did that I multipled it by the price per cubic yard.

-When you have calculated the cost of materials and the cost for excavation for each method, you find the total cost it would be without taxes or labour costs.

The rest of the question was due for the next day