While preparing the next-week procurement cycle for the warehouse fire-pump room, the finished floor area for temporary floor protection is 9760 SF. With 5% waste and 40 SF per sheet or panel, how many sheets are required?
Correct Answer
D) 257 sheets
Sheet count equals area with waste divided by coverage per sheet or panel, rounded up.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Sheet count equals area with waste divided by coverage per sheet or panel, rounded up.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: 244 sheets
244 sheets is below the supported result for temporary floor protection; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.
Option B: 128 sheets
128 sheets is below the supported result for temporary floor protection; it likely omits allowance, conversion, coverage, or final round-up.
Option C: 261 sheets
261 sheets is above the supported result for temporary floor protection; it likely double-counts allowance, uses the wrong unit, or rounds too early.
Memory Technique
Carpenter Checks takeoff: count the condition before counting the package.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition to Temporary protection; sheet coverage; verify the construction method, material quantity, equipment use, unit conversion, or field-control calculation.
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