SOLUTION: The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage T of a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured

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Question 1146108: The Builder's Old Measurement was instituted by law in England in 1773 as the way to estimate the total tonnage T of a wooden ship from its beam width W and length L, both measured in feet. The formula is
T =
(L − 0.6W)W2
188
.
In this exercise, we consider wooden ships of length 180 feet. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
(a) What tonnage is given by the Builder's Old Measurement for a ship of beam width 15 feet?


(b) What beam width will give a tonnage of 900?
ft
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula should be shown as T=%28%28L-0.6W%29W%5E2%29%2F188.

You are given L=180.

(a) Asks you to solve for T for a given W.

(b) Asks you to solve for W for a given T.