Math Questions: Diameter and stuff...Help please.


Bar stool Dummy , Friday, 13th of August 2010 08:29:02 PM

1.)Ball-shaped glass ornaments 2 inches in diameter are packed in boxes in 
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3 rows of 4. The boxes measure 2''x6''x8''. A plastic foam packing 
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material protects the ornaments. What is the maximum amount of the packing 
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material om each box full of ornaments, in cubic inches?

2.)The 
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average weight of dried oak wood is 41 pounds per cubic foor. You need to 
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plan for shipping bundles of oak poles that are 4 feet long and 2 inches 
in diameter. Each bundle contains 24 poles. What should you expect the 
weight of each bundle to be, in pounds??

3.)A full, pressurized 
can of caulking compound that you use to weatherseal windows contains 0.45 
kilograms of the compound. The can is 6.5 inches long and 2 inches in 
diameter. What is the volume of compound left in a partially used can, in 
cubic inches, if the weight of the remaining compound is 0.2 kilograms?/>
Thanks in advance for answering these 3!
 
 
 
 
 

Herbie , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 12:29:48 AM

1} Each ball (sphere) has a volume of (4/3)(3.14)(1^3)=approx  
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4.19  
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12 balls * 4.19=50.28  
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box volume = 2*6*8=96  
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96-50.28=45.72 cu in packing stuff  
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2} volume of each pole = (3.14)(1^2)(4)=12.56  
24 poles = 24(12.56)=301.44  
301.44*41=12359.04 pounds  
 
3} can volume = (3.14)(1^2)(6.5)=20.41  
0.2/0.45=0.44444= aprox 44.4%  
44.4% of 20.41 = 9.07 cu in  
 
 
 
 
 



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