SOLUTION: termaties eat wood at a rate fo 1 minutes per block of 3" long 3" wiide and 3" high How long would it take them to eat a block of 6" long 6" wide and 6" high at same rate.. explain

Question 155276: termaties eat wood at a rate fo 1 minutes per block of 3" long 3" wiide and 3" high How long would it take them to eat a block of 6" long 6" wide and 6" high at same rate.. explain
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the problem given, the equals :

Remember: to eat the 6"L x 6"W x 6" H block:

So we can equate the equations:
, cross multiply

Remember: The rate is time per volume of block
Thank you,
Jojo
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