A beam 5 m long and 40 cm wide contains 0.6 cubic metre of wood. How t

1.	A beam 5 m long and 40 cm wide contains 0.6 cubic metre of wood. How thick is the beam?
Answer» Given details are, Length of beam = 5 m Width of beam = 40 cm = 0.4 m Volume of wood in beam = 0.6 m³ Let thickness of beam be ‘h’ m We know that, Volume = l × b × h h = volume/(l × b) = 0.6/(5×0.4) = 0.3m ∴ Thickness of the beam is 0.3m

A beam 5 m long and 40 cm wide contains 0.6 cubic metre of wood. How thick is the beam?

Answer»

Given details are,

Length of beam = 5 m

Width of beam = 40 cm = 0.4 m

Volume of wood in beam = 0.6 m³

Let thickness of beam be ‘h’ m

We know that,

Volume = l × b × h

h = volume/(l × b)

= 0.6/(5×0.4)

= 0.3m

∴ Thickness of the beam is 0.3m