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Question 397189: Harry has a large number of cubes, all with edges 3cm long.What is the greatest number of these cubes that he could fit into
a) A Cubical box with all its internal edges 12cm long.
b) A box in the shape of a cuboid with internal dimensions 17cm by 10cm by 8cm.
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Question 400556: a paint manufacturer desires a cylindrical steel drum to hold 50 gal. of roof paint. For convenience in handling, it is found necessary to limit the inside diameter to 2 1/2ft. find the height of the drum desired. (one gal. =231 cu. in.)
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Question 400678: Preping for the Airforce Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)
Please help with Geometry I have not taken geometry in twelve years and Im taking the test tomorrow; if you help me I will be forever greatful and will remember your site when I make officer!!! here are some practice problems:
21. How many gallons of fuel will be contained in a rectangular tank that measures 2 feet in width, 3 feet in length, and 1 foot 8 inches in depth (7.5 gallons = 1 cubic foot)?
a. 110
b. 75
c. 66.6
d. 55
e. 45
22. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high is solidly packed with bricks whose dimensions are 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches. The number of bricks in the bin is....
a. 54
b. 324
c. 648.
d. 1072
e. 1296
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Question 402141: 1)a solid rectangular block of copper 5cm by 4cm by 2cm is drawn out to make a cylindrical wire of diameter 2 mm. Calculate the length of wire.
2)water flows through a circular pipe of internal diameter 3cm at a speed of 10cm/s. If the pipe is full, how much water flows from one pipe in one minute ( answer in liters)
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Question 402202: One of Ms. Barney's students found a figurine in the school room closet. It looked like it was made of silver. Ms. Barney decided to make a math and science lesson out of this experience. They wanted to determine if the figurine was pure silver. The class looked up the density of silver in their chemistry book and found that the density of silver was 10.5g/cm3. They weighed the figurine on the class balance scales and found that it weighed 300 grams. They dropped the figurine into a graduated cylinder of radius 4 cm. The water level rise 1.5 cm. Is the figurine pure silver? Justify your answer! Is the material of the figurine heavier or lighter per cm than silver?
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Question 402742: rain which falls onto a flat rectangular surface of length 6 m and width 4 m is collected in a cylinder of internal radius 20 cm. What is the depth of water in the cylinder after a storm in which 1 cm of rain fell?
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Question 402870: Two pyramids are similar. The dimensions of the first pyramid are cut in half to create the second pyramid. The volume of the first pyramid is 50 in3. Find the volume for the second pyramid.
"I know the formula for finding the volume, but I am just stumped on how to work this backwards - if that is the best way forward."
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