Question

explain what is wrong with each of the following statements.
a. seen in a tourist guide: \this state has the largest area of shoreline of any state in the region.\
b. seen in a house description: \this house has over 3,200 feet.\
c. seen in an advertisement: \spring special: mulch is only $39/yard.\

a. the relevant shoreline measure should be dropdown with volume, perimeter

Explanation:

Part a

When describing a shoreline, the relevant measure should be length (perimeter - the length around the shoreline), not area. Area is for measuring the size of a 2 - D region, while shoreline is a 1 - D measure of the boundary length. The statement uses "area" which is incorrect; it should use a length - related measure like perimeter.

When describing a house, "3,200 feet" is an incomplete description because "feet" is a unit of length. Houses are typically described by area (e.g., square feet) or volume (e.g., cubic feet) depending on the context, but just "feet" doesn't make sense. It should be something like "3,200 square feet" (for area) if describing the floor area, for example.

When selling mulch, the price should be per cubic yard (since mulch is a 3 - D material and is sold by volume) or per square yard (if sold by area coverage, but more commonly by volume). The advertisement says "$39/yard" but "yard" is a unit of length. It should be per cubic yard (for volume) or per square yard (for area), but "yard" alone (a length unit) is incorrect for pricing a bulk material like mulch.

Answer:

The error is using "area" to describe shoreline. Shoreline is a length (perimeter - the length of the boundary), not an area. The relevant shoreline measure should be perimeter.

Part b