M3LE3 Hand-In Assignment Instructions: Open a new word processing document and provide your response to the problem presented below. You may use any of the calculation methods introduced in this LE to support your work. Be sure to show your work clearly. Remember to save your work when done as you will be submitting it to your teacher for assessment It is strongly recommended to use a spreadsheet for this problem. If you want a template, "m3le3_ballpark-template.xlsx" is attached to this assignment. Paste the spreadsheet into the word processing document below your answers. The Problem: A baseball diamond is to be constructed according to the diagram below: The field represents a quarter circle /. A fence is put up around the entire park The brown area is the infield and must be dug down so that 8" to 12" of gravel and 4" to 8" of clay can be put on top of the gravel The infield area must be excavated so that the gravel and clay can be put on top. The rest of the field must also be excavated if grass is used The green area can be sod or artificial turf. 4" of topsoil must be put underneath sod only (not turf) Sod requires fertilizer (turf does not). A bag of fertilizer covers 600 sq ft Here are the costs associated with the baseball diamond There are three different types of fencing. Wood fencing costs $15 per running foot. Vinyl fencing costs $25 per running foot. Chain link fencing costs $7 per running foot. Excavation costs $10 per cubic yard. M3LE3 Hand-in Assignment Gravel costs $20 per cubic yard. Clay costs $25 per cubic yard. Topsoil costs $10 per cubic yard. Fertilizer costs $25/bag There are three different types of sod/turf: Bermuda sod costs 20 per sq ft; Zoysia sod costs 50 per sq ft; Artificial turf costs $3 per sq ft Construct a ball diamond that costs between $60 000 and $80 000 M3LE3 Hand-In Assignment Instructions: Open a new word processing document and provide your response to the problem presented below. You may use any of the calculation methods introduced in this LE to support your work. Be sure to show your work clearly. Remember to save your work when done as you will be submitting it to your teacher for assessment It is strongly recommended to use a spreadsheet for this problem. If you want a template, "m3le3_ballpark-template.xlsx" is attached to this assignment. Paste the spreadsheet into the word processing document below your answers. The Problem: A baseball diamond is to be constructed according to the diagram below: The field represents a quarter circle /. A fence is put up around the entire park The brown area is the infield and must be dug down so that 8" to 12" of gravel and 4" to 8" of clay can be put on top of the gravel The infield area must be excavated so that the gravel and clay can be put on top. The rest of the field must also be excavated if grass is used The green area can be sod or artificial turf. 4" of topsoil must be put underneath sod only (not turf) Sod requires fertilizer (turf does not). A bag of fertilizer covers 600 sq ft Here are the costs associated with the baseball diamond There are three different types of fencing. Wood fencing costs $15 per running foot. Vinyl fencing costs $25 per running foot. Chain link fencing costs $7 per running foot. Excavation costs $10 per cubic yard. M3LE3 Hand-in Assignment Gravel costs $20 per cubic yard. Clay costs $25 per cubic yard. Topsoil costs $10 per cubic yard. Fertilizer costs $25/bag There are three different types of sod/turf: Bermuda sod costs 20 per sq ft; Zoysia sod costs 50 per sq ft; Artificial turf costs $3 per sq ft Construct a ball diamond that costs between $60 000 and $80 000
