Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Jeffrey Fanyo
12/26/2023
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excellent course
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Hector A. Acosta
01/25/2023
Great civil review course...!
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Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Very good course for the non-Civil Engineer.
As a ME, I found it helpful
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Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
LA
03/22/2022
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Excellent refresher course. Brushed away some of the cob webs.
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Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Thomas Tenney
01/15/2022
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January 25, 2022
very good course.
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Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
David Federer
12/31/2021
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Good coverage. College courses usually are oriented to roadways, and I had completely forgotten grid methods.
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Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Jon Heath
12/24/2021
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A good overview of the topic, with clear explanations of the manual cut/fill calculation methods.
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Richard Blanco
12/08/2021
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Excellent course discussing earthwork basics.
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Eric Nelson, PE
10/29/2021
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A good "introductory" course on earthwork covering basic calculations, planning considerations and equipment used for site preparation.
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Dennis Fisher
07/02/2021
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I thought the material was very well written. The test questions were based upon knowledge you have gained from the course materials and not just "trick" questions as some courses I have completed in the past.
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Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
enjoyed the clear questions and information on various earthworks equipment that can be used in earthworks.
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Review of: Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Jim D. North Jersey
02/20/2021
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Good course. Learning the traditional "Hand Method" to calculate the Surface Cut/Fill volumes provides good foundation for the modern software programs like Civil 3D and Land Desktop.
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prafulla . Patel
12/03/2020
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Coarse was well explained in detail. Tghis method is very useful for hand calculations and get result
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Robert Chevako
07/19/2020
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Good basic course. Step-by-step introduction, plus enough details to keep you from making wrong assumptions and mistakes. Thank you
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227-Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Good course on earthwork calculations and applications with practical exercises to reinforce understanding.
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Nicholas Halbrook
07/06/2020
Courses like this are helpful insofar as they present the pre-puter MO which can be very useful should a back to basics method be needed. Good job on this matter.
Verbiage of text needs proofing.
SI is for metric not feet and yards.
Use of terms export/import in relation to cut/fill seems reversed in several usages.
Just for giggles it would have been interesting had the cut/fill manual calcs results been compared to modern laser contour topographic computerized results.
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Ted Cera
06/15/2020
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Good overview of basic cut/fill earthwork items.
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SUBHASH HARIPRASAD MODI
06/10/2020
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Easy to understand
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Daniel Blevins
05/28/2020
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Proof read course material and check word usage. Might consider including a discussion of GPS controlled equipment.
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Bill Oakey
04/28/2020
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Test question 23 is a "trick" question as it asks if a . . .
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F S Mack
04/17/2020
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Very informative and practical.
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Paul Breier
04/10/2020
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Great overview of explaining cut and fill and how to calculate the volume of earthwork for a small to medium site. Plus a good brief description of the major heavy equipment used in earthwork.
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Roger H Anderson, P.E.
04/06/2020
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The course is good but regarding question 5 and the SI system of measurement as "Standard Imperial". My experience is that many or most engineers consider SI to mean the System International (or the French equivalent) which is the International Metric System.
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Duane Stubbs
04/03/2020
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Great Intro/Basic Earthwork Information!
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James McLamara
04/03/2020
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Great course in earthwork calculation. I used this to assess the cut/fill required to restore the grade of my property. This really helped in getting more accurate estimates from contractors.
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Edward Ellis
04/02/2020
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Good basic course.
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Nazael Fernandez
04/02/2020
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Good refresher for basic site earthwork
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Ramon Vazquez
04/01/2020
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This course is an excellent refreshener and it is explained with a pretty easy language. It is awesome for us who works with Metric Units.
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Harold Joe Willson
03/31/2020
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The writer needs to have the document proof read by an experienced writer engineer. The material does not clearly explain all items that have a related question. Also, one example refers to 24,000 CYs, but then uses 20,000 CYs in the calculation.
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Joseph S Johnson
03/30/2020
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Good Course Recommendation to "student" RTFQ-Read the Full Question b4 answering! You may miss one if you don't.
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Stephen Hanson
03/30/2020
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Good review of traditional earthwork calculation methods and construction equipment. Always learn something new.
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Charles Keith Wishmeier
03/12/2020
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My only suggestion would be to add a more complicated site to solve its earthwork requirements.
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Wayne Haefele, PE
03/05/2020
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I thought the course was well organized and to the point. I noted that in calculating truckloads no mention was made of the fact that compact soil expands when removed from neat line into trucks by about 30%. Also, question 5 on the test asks for an SI response but offers only English answer choices. I assume this was the question I missed.
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227-Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
12/20/2019
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Good Course
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Patrick McDonald
12/12/2019
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Need to check the word problem numbers. Text does not match calculation.
Otherwise very informative.
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Nirmal Shah
12/09/2019
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Good overview of earthworks. Nice examples. Inclusion of a few videos can help enhance the learning.
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Ronald Aberin
07/29/2019
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The course is well presented with just a little typo but overall the content is very useful for Civil Engineers.
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Jim Butler
07/26/2019
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A good common sense approach to earthwork basics and calculations
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Lesly Fanfan
06/24/2019
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This course is a very interesting and informative course.
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William Cooper
02/11/2019
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Good basic earthwork course for beginners. There is an error in problem 5 pgs 26-27. 20,000 sf was used in lieu of parameter stated of 24,000 sf.
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Lee Marlow
02/04/2019
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Course is back to basics and it was great for me.
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Jim Bullock
01/29/2019
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Great overview and refresher on earthwork basics. Thanks for the software!
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Coleman Knott
01/26/2019
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Good Course.
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William Flick
01/15/2019
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This course is perfect for training recent graduates who will be doing Site Work design. It is also a good tool to check earthwork computer results. (Too many engineers absolutely trust numbers from computer programs - another lesson to be learned !)
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Scott
01/09/2019
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This was a good overview for general earthwork,
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Charles McDuff
11/30/2018
Josh -- thank you for pulling this course together. It served as a very good review for me. I would suggest that some mention of the shrink/swell factors should have been included -- not necessarily dealt with in depth. The reason that I suggest this is the simplified problems might leave a newbie with the idea that a truck load at the borrow site has the same measure compacted in place at the work site -- and so on. But, well done and I will be looking for more of your courses in the future.
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Bob Saxton, P.E.
11/23/2018
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I work for a company that does surveying , drainage studies and the like. This course was very straightforward and allowed me to be a better team member with my employer and staff.
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Julian Coto
11/17/2018
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Great refresher on the basics of earthwork.
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227-Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
excellent review.
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Jane Early
09/19/2018
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course was easy to follow and understand-
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227-Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
07/30/2018
Verified Buyer
I liked this course. meaningful information are presented. However, some questions are tricky (play on definitions). Also, reported data and computed answer are not reported with same significance.
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227-Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Good refresher course for earthwork calculation basics.
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Van
03/20/2018
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Good review of the basics.
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James Fawcett
01/11/2018
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Good review for all civil/structural engineers.
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William McCool
01/04/2018
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Good basic lesson on one manual earthwork technique, especially for those who have not worked in the field. While understanding that explaining the included method better prepares the student for an understanding of CAD based calculations, I would like to have seen at least a description of the cross-section method (showing my age).
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R Alan Kinsey, PE
12/27/2017
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An introduction to earthwork concepts and basic calculations required of the conceptual design. Reference is made to digital tools for accurate, detailed design work. The course acquainted me with an essential vocabulary that will prove helpful in relating to and collaborating with my civil engineering peers.
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Richard Saucier
12/18/2017
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The course was a very good review for a civil engineer that does not do this work regularly. However, I found may places in the course that were not clearly written with some small missing works which required me to read the sentence or paragraph several time to try to make sense of it. I would recommend a review and edit.
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Jim Smith
12/18/2017
Verified Buyer
Overall, I was very satisfied with the course.
I believe question 10 on the test, however, is poorly stated. It is not clear that the existing nodes are being compared to the PROPOSED nodes.
The author has amended question #10 to add the word "proposed" as you suggested. It now reads:
True or False, As outlined in this course in Method 1 of surface cut-fill analysis, averaging the elevations at four existing nodes and comparing them to an average of the four proposed elevations at the same nodes can give an approximate difference in elevation for said quadrant?
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Annette Kopacz
12/12/2017
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Loved this course! I haven't ever been exposed to earthwork and how simple calculations are performed. Very practical and usable information provided in a methodical way.
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Travis Hyman
12/12/2017
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Great refresher course.
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Gary L Doyle
12/12/2017
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A little more elementary than expected. But well planned and presented.
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Chris Della Penna
07/20/2017
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Good course. Concise and easy to understand. Course provided the basic knowledge needed without going into too much theory.
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Andrew P.
05/30/2017
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Excellent coursework overview.
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Janes Speer
03/10/2017
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The course covered the basics as advetised. There should have been more information on the equipment capacities and an average rate of moving and transporting earthwork CY per hour on a good day.
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Fred Cook
01/26/2017
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Simple and straightforward, good. Only I think a discussion of fill shrinkage or compaction factor would be appropriate in calculating import and export volumes.
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Frantz Fenelon
01/16/2017
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Wonderful course. The author shares his knowledge with pleasure. Keep up the good work Josh.
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ALEXANDER MAKITKA, JR.
12/15/2016
Excellent course! Contaminated soil, which is common in some areas in NEW JERSEY, can not be used for backfill, which was discussed in the course. Properly compacting the soil was also discussed. The soil must be backfilled is lifts not to exceed 6 or 8 inches. If the soil does not contain the proper amount of moisture, it will not properly compact, that is why they have WATER trucks on sight.
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Steven mcEvoy
12/14/2016
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Great course for reviewing the basics of earthwork computations.
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ALBERTO SOLANA
12/09/2016
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BASIC TRADITIONAL CUT AND FILL CALC METHOD WELL DISCUSSED
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Dennis Brian Parces
11/22/2016
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Excellent presentation--easy to understand
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good course
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Doug Mitten
10/19/2016
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I found most of the course too easy. As I recall, one test question asked to average four numbers. It was as if the course was designed for those with a high school education.
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Thomas Page
09/29/2016
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Good Introduction/Refresher
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227-Earthwork Basics and a Traditional Calculation Method
Excellent Introductory Course.
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robert jurasin
09/26/2016
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Excellent refresher course.
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Ron
09/22/2016
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Good initial and refresher course on Basic Earthwork Calculating.
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Great course
amy harrelson
01/25/2016
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This was a very informative and basic course that was easy to follow and understand, thank you.
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Earthworks Basics
Overall, good course.
As the other colleagues had mentioned, question 14 needs revision, correct answer is not provided.
We have corrected question 14.
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Earthwork Basics course
A good course. It gave a good fast way of estimating earthwork. Like the other reviews stated there is no correct answer shown for question 14. ...
We have corrected question 14.
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Anonymous reviewer
12/04/2015
Please double check question #14; there maybe a math error 28.5 minus 19 is not 3.7.
We have corrected question 14.
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Don Stites
10/27/2015
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Good Course. I think the correct answer to question 14 is not offered. I get that the correct answer should be ... and that is not and option in the list of choices available. I could be wrong - suggest you check it out.
Thanks
We have corrected question 14.
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