document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618281>Question 618281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much dirt is there in a hole 5 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 2 meters deep?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #388787 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dragonwalker><B>dragonwalker(73)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dragonwalker><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=388787\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, to be honest, if it is a hole then there isn't any dirt in it, so if the teacher is trying to be funny, or you want to be (be polite) then this could be a good answer to give.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However if you want to know how much dirt would fill the hole, or has been taken out of the space then you have to treat the hole area as a three-dimensional rectangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The volume would be height x width x length = 2 x 4 x 5<BR>\n" );
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