SOLUTION: A 60-ft long barn is 40 ft wide. The sides of the barn rise straight up for 10 feet. Then, the roof is slanted on both sides so that the 16 foot tall roof runs down the length of t
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Question 1062287: A 60-ft long barn is 40 ft wide. The sides of the barn rise straight up for 10 feet. Then, the roof is slanted on both sides so that the 16 foot tall roof runs down the length of the barn. How much grain can fit inside the entire barn?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of the barn, not including the roof, is
The volume of the roof is:
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The sum is:
43,200 ft3
Hope I got it
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