SOLUTION: Jenny’s trunk has a length of 100 inches, and a width of 20 inches. She knows from the manufacturer that the volume of her trunk is 20000 cubic inches. What is the height of th

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Question 192346: Jenny’s trunk has a length of 100 inches, and a width of 20 inches. She
knows from the manufacturer that the volume of her trunk is 20000 cubic
inches. What is the height of the trunk?

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, RAY100:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jenny’s trunk has a length of 100 inches, and a width of 20 inches. She
knows from the manufacturer that the volume of her trunk is 20000 cubic
inches. What is the height of the trunk?
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Let the height be "h";
Volume = LWH
20000 = 100*20*h
h = 20000/2000
h = 10 in
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
volume = length * width * height
or V=l*W*H
for given info
20,000= (100) (20) *H
20,000=2,000*H
10=H