SOLUTION: A tin which is 12cm long,9 cm wide and 4cm deep holds 120 g of tea. If 1 kg of the same tea is packed into a tin which has a 12 cm square base, how tall will the tin have to be?

Question 1066796: A tin which is 12cm long,9 cm wide and 4cm deep holds 120 g of tea. If 1 kg of the same tea is packed into a tin which has a 12 cm square base, how tall will the tin have to be?
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
volume of tin1 is 12 * 9 * 4 = 432 cubic cm which holds 120 g of tea
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Note 1 Kg = 1000 g
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120 / 432 = 1000 / x
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120x = 432,000
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x = 3600 cubic cm
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volume of tin2 = 3600 = 12^2 * height
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height = 3600 / 144 = 25
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The tin2 is 25 cm tall
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