document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112664>Question 1112664</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A wooden rectangular hollow box has outer edges of 6 inches and 5 inches, and height of 8 inches. The uniform thickness of the box is 1 inch. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. find the amount of material used;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. how many wooden blocks each cube with 1 inch edge will fit into the box? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Everything is clear to me in this post, except one thing: does the box have the upper lid or not ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It seems that the problem must define it - but is does not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the other side, the problem does not mention about the top or bottom surfaces and says nothing about the base and so on . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Based on it, I will assume that the wooden material is at each of 6 faces of the box.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Exterior dimensions of the block are 6, 5 and 8 inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The volume of the box, calculated via exterior dimensions is  6*5*8 = 240 in^3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Interior dimensions are 6-2 = 4, 5-2 = 3 and 8-2 = 6 inches.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The volume of the empty space inside the block, calculated via interior dimensions is  4*3*6 = 72 in^3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The volume of the material used = 240 - 72 = 168 in^3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    How many wooden blocks . . . = 168.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I answered all questions.\r<BR>\n" );
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