Activity 3

Task A

At work, your manager has asked you for help in planning a new office.

Calculate the cost of flooring for the room shown.

The cost of the flooring is £24.99 per m2

Task B

1. You need to work out how much shelving is needed for the new office.

The shelves will fit along one wall. They will take up the space between the door and the corner.

There will be 3 shelves made from wood. The door is 90 centimetres (cm) wide.

What will be the total length of the wood used for all 3 shelves, in metres?

2. The wood for the shelves is only available in lengths of 2.4 m The lengths can be joined together.

How many lengths of wood must be bought to make the shelves?

Task C

Your manager wants to make a section of the car park suitable for parking motorcycles. 

The size of the car park area is shown in the diagram. 

The parking bays will be 1.5 metres (m) x 2.5 m

What is the highest number of parking bays that can be fitted in the space shown below?