SOLUTION: The external dimensions of a open wooden box are 98cm by 84cm by 77cm. If the wood is 2 cm thick all around, find the volume of the wood used to make the box. Also find the weight

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Question 1091783: The external dimensions of a open wooden box are 98cm by 84cm by 77cm. If the wood is 2 cm thick all around, find the volume of the wood used to make the box. Also find the weight of the box in kg if 1 cm3 of wood weights 0.8gm.
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this problem properly, the info is needed which part / (which face) is open / (is absent).

Without this info the solution is NOT UNIQUELY DEFINED.


Ufortunately, the person who invented this text, failed to provide this simple and vital info.


By the way, it is the sure sign to distinguish a classic formulation from hand-crafted product.