Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller

Exercise 149

HOME DEPOT
www.homedepot.com
Facts:
• 1978: Founded in Atlanta, Georgia
• 2005: More than $80 billion in annual sales
• 2010: More than 2200 retail stores

The Home Depot is the world's largest home-improvement retailer, employing more than 300,000 employees called associates. Its goal is to provide a very high level of service, broad selection of products, and very competitive prices in a one-stop shopping environment. Management also believes in taking care of its employees by offering many benefits. It even has a program that matches employee charitable donations. Management also tries to encourage employees to donate their time to needy organizations.
The width of each side panel is
inches. Find the area of each panel by multiplying the height of the panel given in (a) by the width. The resulting area is in square inches. _____________