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A stackof wood that is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high is called a cord. Mike has a stack of wood on his truck that is 6 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 2 feet high.
A. What percent of a cord of wood does Mike have on his truck?
B. Mike charges $90 for a full cord of wood. Based on the price of a full cord of wood, how much would the truck load of wood cost?
For A , I wasn't sure if I should find the volume to find the percent of should i say that he has the right length 1/3, the right width but more 1/3, but only have of the 1/3 height 1/6, and add it to equal 5/6?
Hello Jazmine,
I'm sorry I don't fully understand your reasoning, but yes you should definitely find the volume of the wood of the truck AND the volume of the wood that corresponds to 1 cord, then you can find the percentage by doing
% of a cord = 100 x [volume of wood on the truck] / [volume of wood of a cord]
Remember that
volume of wood = length x width x height
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
David
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