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The roof of the house shown needs to be reshingled.
a) Considering that the front and back sections of the roof have equal areas, find the total area to be reshingled.
b) If roofing is sold in squares (each covering
c) To remove old shingles and replace with new shingles costs $97.50 per square. What is the cost of reroofing?
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