document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029425>Question 1029425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hollow cement brick measures 12 inches tall and 8 inches wide and 5 inches deep on the outside, see figure. The brick is 1 inch thick. Cement weighs 0.077 pounds per cubic inch. Find the weight of the brick to the nearest tenth of a pound. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #644470 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=644470\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The brick is 12*8*5 cubic inches=480 in^3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The inside has 2 inches removed from each part, one on each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it is 10*6*3 that is hollow or 180 in^3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the remainder has cement, 300 in^3, or 23.1 pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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