Question 1139258: Jeff is designing the rectangular top of a pool table with a width of 4 ft, length of 8 ft, and thickness of 2 ft. The base that he is putting the table on can hold a maximum of 2,000 lbs. If 1 cubic foot of the material weighs 31 lbs, the pool table's base holds the weight of the table top?
Side Note: I'm pretty sure I had to find the area if the rectangular top of the pool table which I got 32 from by multiplying 4 and 8.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jeff is designing the rectangular top of a pool table with a width of 4 ft, length of 8 ft, and thickness of 2 ft.
The base that he is putting the table on can hold a maximum of 2,000 lbs.
If 1 cubic foot of the material weighs 31 lbs, the pool table's base holds the weight of the table top?
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You have to find the volume of the top: 4 * 8 * 2 = 64 cu/ft
Find the total weight: 64 * 31 = 1984 lb, so a base that holds 2000 lb is OK,
provided some guy does not decide to sleep on that table (It has happened).
The pool balls etc should total less that 16 lb.
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