SOLUTION: during the last winter carnival the local college students built a 30-ft snowman out of 100 tons of snow. How much snow will be needed to build a 36-ft snowman this year?
Algebra.Com
Question 524055: during the last winter carnival the local college students built a 30-ft snowman out of 100 tons of snow. How much snow will be needed to build a 36-ft snowman this year?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100 tons /30 ft = 3 1/3 tons /ft
.
3 1/3 tons/ft * 36 ft = 10/3*36 = 10*12 = 120 tons.
RELATED QUESTIONS
during the last winter carnival, the local college students built a 30-foot snowman out... (answered by JulietG,Alan3354)
A snowman is built with three spheres made of packed snow. The top sphere has half the... (answered by mananth)
A snowman built with three spheres made of packed snow. The top sphere has half the... (answered by stanbon)
A ski resort profits $1,300,000 during a good winter with lots of snow. The resort has a (answered by stanbon)
A ski resort profits $1,500,000 during a good winter with lots of snow. The resort has a (answered by stanbon)
Hello, can you help me with this problem please? A sidewalk in front of a house has 6... (answered by fractalier)
A snow plow removes snow from roads at a rate of 25 cubc feet per minute. Write the... (answered by josmiceli)
if the chance of snow or sleet last Saturday was three out of ten and the chance of snow... (answered by ewatrrr)
a spherical snow globe is filled 5/6 full of water if the diameter of the snow globe is 9 (answered by Alan3354)