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document.write( "The dimensions of a brick, in inches, are 2 by 4 by 8. How many such bricks are needed to have a total volume of exactly 1 cubic foot?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that to find volume you multiply 2x4x8. So I did that and got 64, but I'm not sure what to do from there. Hope you can help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since they give you the dimensions of the brick in INCHES -- we begin by converting 1 cubic foot into cubic inches:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12*12*12 = 1728 cubic inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You already found that the volume of a brick is 64 cubic inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find how many bricks are needed to make 1 cubic foot:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1728/64 = 27 bricks<BR>\n" );
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