algebra word problem: how much dirt is in a hole....

[nae]

how much dirt is in a hole which is 6 feet by 6 feet by 6 feet?

i came up with 216 cubic ft of dirt?

[jonboy]

Well the answer would be correct if the hole is in a situation where you would use length*width*hieght. Can you state the original problem and post a picture so we can make sure it is 100% correct?

[nae]

Thats all the question say how much dirt is in a hole which is 6 feet by 6 feet by 6 feet. there's no picture.

[skeeter]

how much dirt is in a hole which is 6 feet by 6 feet by 6 feet?

i came up with 216 cubic ft of dirt?

zero ... a "hole" doesn't have any dirt in it.

it would take 216 ft³ of dirt to fill the hole.

[Denis]

There ain't no such animal as a 6by6by6 hole:
a hole is a hole: no bottom; once you reach China, then you have a hole :roll:

[soroban]

Skeeter is right . . . it's a trick question.

Similar to this one:

A tank has a capacity of 12 cubic feet.
Air is pumped in at 3 cubic feet per minute.
How long will it take to fill the tank exactly half full of air?

Drag your curson between the asterisks.
*How do you fill a tank "half full of air"?*

[jonboy]

Skeeter is right . . . it's a trick question.

Similar to this one:

A tank has a capacity of 12 cubic feet.
Air is pumped in at 3 cubic feet per minute.
How long will it take to fill the tank exactly half full of air?

Drag your curson between the asterisks.
*How do you fill a tank "half full of air"?*

I knew that :wink:

[mcrae]

can';t you say that it will take two minutes before the tank is at 50% capacity as your solution

[jonboy]

can';t you say that it will take two minutes before the tank is at 50% capacity as your solution

How do you fill a tank "half full" of air?

[soroban]

A 40-pound steel ball is dropped from a height of 40 feet
into a cylindrical tank filled with water to a height of 40 feet
with the water held at a constant temperature of 40^o F.

A 30-pound steel is dropped from a height of 30 feet
into an identical cylindrical tank filled with water to a height of 30 feet
with the water held at a constant temperture of 30^o F.

Which ball will sink more slowly?

Drag your cursor between the asterisks.
*The 30-pound ball; its cylinder is filled with ice.*

[jonboy]

Oh I thought this was one of those trick questions there for a second. Wow in that problem you had to apply both Science and Math since water freezes at 30^o F.

[stapel]

...water freezes at 30° F.
Actually, it freezes at 32° F.

Eliz.