document.write( "Question 1029042: A certain brand of soft drink comes in similar bottles of two sizes, the ordinary and family sizes. The ordinary sized-bottle has a height of 15 cm and a volume of 280 cm3. If the family sized bottle has a volume of 750 cm3, what is its height? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #644090 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there, \n" ); document.write( "Ordinary sized has a height \n" ); document.write( "of 15 cm and a volume of 280 cm^3 \n" ); document.write( "Family sized has volume of 750 cm^3 \n" ); document.write( "We have the two volumes which \n" ); document.write( "we use as a ratio. \n" ); document.write( "As we are trying to find the \n" ); document.write( "larger bottle's height we use \n" ); document.write( "the ratio 750/280 \n" ); document.write( "We then cube root the ratio. \n" ); document.write( "3√750/280 \n" ); document.write( "= 1.388783 \n" ); document.write( "Then we multiply the small \n" ); document.write( "bottles height by 1.388783 \n" ); document.write( "15 cm x 1.388783 \n" ); document.write( "= 20.8 cm \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps:-) \n" ); document.write( " |