document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508976>Question 508976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay, so I have to figure out a question for work for how much concrete to order and everything should be converted into metric. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 piles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 inch diameter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 feet deep<BR>\n" );
document.write( " in metric\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have no clue what to do first, I did just enough in high school math to graduate. Could you give me a step by step instruction? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #341211 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=341211\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8 piles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 inch diameter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First convert inch & foot to meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 inch = 2.54 cm <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.54/100 = 0.02 meter  ( 100 cm = 1meter)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 inch = 16*0.02 = 0.32 meter \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Diameter = 0.32meter ,  radius is half of that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=0.16 meter\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Depth = 8 feet => 12*8 = 96 inches =>  96*0.02= 1.92 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume of cylinder = pi*r^2*h    ( h= d in this case) r is radius of pile\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V= 3.14 * (0.16)^2*1.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V= 0.154 m^3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is for 1 pile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so for 8 piles it will be 8*0.154 = 1.23 m^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope  to have explained .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca\r<BR>\n" );
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