SOLUTION: How many kips (1kilo pound=1000 lb.) of coal are contained in a rectangular coal bin 10 ft. long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet high if the coal is 6 feet deep. Coal weighs 40 lbs.per cub
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Question 1180965: How many kips (1kilo pound=1000 lb.) of coal are contained in a rectangular coal bin 10 ft. long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet high if the coal is 6 feet deep. Coal weighs 40 lbs.per cubic foot.
Answer by Solver92311(821) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Calculate the volume of the rectangular bin. Multiply by 40 to find the number of pounds of coal in a full bin. Divide by 1000 to find the number of kilo pounds in the full bin.
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