document.write( "Question 1130137: A 10cm by 12cm rectangular container contains some water. When a solid metal cube with volume 216cm^3 is placed in the water, the water level comes up level with the top of the cube. In cm, what was the original height of the water in the container?
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document.write( "Notice that the side of the cube is   = 6 cm long.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let  H  be the original level of the water in the container.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the balance equation for the volume is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10*12*6 = 10*12*H + 216    cubic centimeters,    <<<---===  This formula is self-explanatory\r\n" );
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document.write( "which gives you the solution  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    H =  = 4.2 cm.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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