Pottsboro I.S.D. began building the new high school in April 1999 and the construction is to be finished May 2000.  The high school is located on Highway 120.  This is a very exciting occasion for the town of Pottsboro.
 

Pottsboro High School near completion (April, 2000)
 
 
 

Math Questions:

1.  For a math project, you are assigned the problem of finding the carpet area of the school's Art Room.  This room is a little unusual because it has 5 walls.  The table had already divided the sections for you.  Find the area of the new high school's art room.

2.  If the approximate area of the new Pottsboro High School is 125,000 square feet, and the cost is approximately $11 million, then what is the cost per square foot?
 

3. The teacher makes a new seating chart and places you in the very back corner.  This is a disadvantage because the turn in table is in the opposite corner and you can't walk that far because of your broken ankle.  Find how far you would have to walk to turn in your assignment by using diagram A.  Making line X your path.  Also, find how much easier the X path is than the YZ path.  (Hint:  the Pythagorean theorem A² + B² = C²)

4.  If you were jogging from building to building to turn in a paper to Algebra and then were returning to the class you started at, how long would it take you if you walked 6 ft every 2 seconds and the wind went against you at 3 ft every 2 seconds and went with you on the way back (same speed) and the distance between the buildings is 81 ft.  How many seconds would it take you to go there and back between buildings?