document.write( "Question 1066796: A tin which is 12cm long,9 cm wide and 4cm deep holds 120 g of tea. If 1 kg of the same tea is packed into a tin which has a 12 cm square base, how tall will the tin have to be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #682007 by rothauserc(4718)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! volume of tin1 is 12 * 9 * 4 = 432 cubic cm which holds 120 g of tea \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Note 1 Kg = 1000 g \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "120 / 432 = 1000 / x \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "120x = 432,000 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x = 3600 cubic cm \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "volume of tin2 = 3600 = 12^2 * height \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "height = 3600 / 144 = 25 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "********************** \n" ); document.write( "The tin2 is 25 cm tall \n" ); document.write( "********************** \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |