A beam of wood is 5m long and 36cm thick. It is made of 1.35m³ of wood. what is the width of beam?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Volume of wood =1.35 m³
Length of beam =5 m
Thickness =36cm =36/100 m.
∴ Width =Volume/length×thickness
=1.35×100/5×36
=135/5×36
=3/4 m
=0.75 m or 75 cm
Thus, width of the beam is 75 cm.