How much area does one bundle of roofing shingles cover?

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  1. "Roof shingles are sold by both the bundle and by the square. A square of shingles is the quantity needed to cover 100 sq. ft. of roof. Shingles are packaged in paper- or plastic-wrapped bundles designed to be light enough for a person to carry, so heavier shingles require more bundles per square. Three bundles to a square is most common, which applies to most three-tab strip shingles and some lightweight laminated shingles. Heavier three-tabbed shingles and laminated shingles require four, or sometimes five, bundles to cover a square. When shingles come three bundles to the square, there are 29 standard-sized shingles (12 in. by 36 in.) in each bundle."
  2. It tells you on the package.
  3. a pack of shingles typically contains between 21-27 shingles, depending on the style that you use. Shingles are measured by the "square" meaning how much it takes to cover a 10x10 space, and you need three bundles to make a square- So a bundle roughly covers a 3x3 square.
  4. One bundle of shingles will cover aproximately 33 square feet. As a numer of answers stated a square of shingles cover approximately 100 square feet whic is equal to 3 bundles. Good Luck