Ampeire is constructing a perimeter wall around her home. She bought 500 bricks for the
work but she
has now realized that the bricks will not be enough for the work. She,
therefore, needs to buy more bricks if the construction has to be complete
Support material
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Resources
. Knowledge on areas, perimeters of shapes,
The wall under construction is 36 metres long and 2.4 metres high.
The bricks being used are each 25 cm long and 12 cm tall.
Task
As the site engineer, advise Ampeire on an estimate for the number of additional bricks she
should buy so as to have the construction completed.