SOLUTION: The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage T of a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured

Question 1146108: The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage T of a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured in feet. The formula is
T =
(L − 0.6W)W2
188
.
In this exercise, we consider wooden ships of length 180 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a) What tonnage is given by the Builder's Old Measurement for a ship of beam width 15 feet?

(b) What beam width will give a tonnage of 900?
ft
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula should be shown as .

You are given .

(a) Asks you to solve for T for a given W.

(b) Asks you to solve for W for a given T.
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