document.write( "Question 472269: A rectangular beam of timber is 16 meters long, 80 centimeters wide and 50 centimeters deep. If a piece containing 2 cubic meters cut from the beam perpendicular to its length, what length would be left? \n" ); document.write( "

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A rectangular beam of timber is 16 meters long, 80 centimeters wide and 50 centimeters deep.
\n" ); document.write( " If a piece containing 2 cubic meters cut from the beam perpendicular to its length, what length would be left?
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\n" ); document.write( "Convert 80 cm to .8 meters
\n" ); document.write( "Convert 50 cm to .5 meters
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\n" ); document.write( "Let p = length of the piece cut from the beam
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\n" ); document.write( "The volume of the cut piece
\n" ); document.write( "p * .5 * .8 = 2
\n" ); document.write( ".4p = 2
\n" ); document.write( "p = $\"2%2F.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "p = 5 meters long
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "16 - 5 = 11 meters left
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