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A heavy plastic rectangular sheet used in constructing greenhouses has an area of 80 ft by 40 ft. The entire sheet weighs 480 pounds. What is the weight per square foot of the sheet?
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A heavy plastic rectangular sheet used in constructing greenhouses has an area of 80 ft by 40 ft. The entire sheet weighs 480 pounds. What is the weight per square foot of the sheet?

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80*40=3200
The area is 3,200 square feet
Divide 480 byt 3,200 to get your answer.
0.15 pounds per square foot of the sheet.

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