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document.write( "If a block of ice measures 24 in. x 36 in. x 18 in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) What is the volume of this block in cubic meters?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) What is the total surface area of the block in square centimeters?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 inch is 2.54 cetimeters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 cm = 0.01 meter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24 in = 24*2.54 cm = 60.96 cm = 0.6096 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 in = 36*2.54 cm = 91.44 cm = 0.9144 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 in = 18*2.54 cm = 45.72 cm = 0.4572 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) What is the volume of this block in cubic meters?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume = the product of the meter measures = 0.25485 cu meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) What is the total surface area of the block in square centimeters?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "surface area = 2(60.96*91.44) + 2(60.96*45.72) + 2(91.44*45.72)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 11148.3648 + 5574.1924 + 8361.2736<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 25083.8308 sq. cm.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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