document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1060446>Question 1060446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A block of stone weighs 217 lbs. with the dimensions 20 in. in length, 15 in. in width, and 8 in. in thickness.  Determine dimensions of another block weighing 13888 lbs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length *  width  *  thickness = volume.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unsure how to continue.  Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Length *  width  *  thickness = volume.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unsure how to continue.  Thanks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Larger block's volume (13,888 lbs) is 64 times smaller block's volume (217 lbs)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the blocks being 3-dimensional, we find the cube root of 64, which is 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means that each dimension should be multiplied by 4, thus giving us the following: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%283%2C5%2C+%22Length%3A%22%2C+4%2820%29%2C+or%2C+80%2C+inches%2C+%22Width%3A%22%2C+4%2815%29%2C+or%2C+60%2C+inches%2C+%22Thickness%3A%22%2C+4%288%29%2C+or%2C+32%2C+inches%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's all.......nothing COMPLEX!! </SPAN>\n" );
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