Asphalt roofing shingles are typically sold by the square, with a square covering 100 square feet. A contractor must shingle a roof that measures \( 65.5^{\prime} \times 35^{\prime} \). As a rule of thumb, 2.5 pounds of roofing nails are required to install each square. How many pounds of roofing nails are required to complete this job? O. 75 B. 62.5 BC. 57.5 D. 65

To figure out how many pounds of roofing nails are needed, we first need to determine the area of the roof in square feet. The area is calculated by multiplying the length by the width: \( 65.5 \, \text{ft} \times 35 \, \text{ft} = 2292.5 \, \text{sq ft} \). Next, we can find out how many squares are needed since one square covers 100 square feet: \( \frac{2292.5 \, \text{sq ft}}{100 \, \text{sq ft/square}} = 22.925 \, \text{squares} \). Now, to find the total pounds of nails required, we multiply the number of squares by the weight of nails per square: \( 22.925 \, \text{squares} \times 2.5 \, \text{lbs/square} = 57.3125 \, \text{lbs} \). Rounding this to the nearest option gives us approximately 57.5 pounds of roofing nails required to complete the job. The answer is **BC. 57.5**.