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# If the height of each box is 2.8^2/[square_root]349[/square_root] mtrs

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If the height of each box is $$\frac{2.8^2}{\sqrt{349}}$$ meters, then how many more boxes could be placed on top of the pile?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 6
E) 7

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01 Sep 2018, 04:21
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souvonik2k wrote:
If the height of each box is $$\frac{2.8^2}{\sqrt{349}}$$ meters, then how many more boxes could be placed on top of the pile?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 6
E) 7

Since $$2.8^2$$ =7.84,i.e. approx 8 and $$\sqrt{349}$$ is approx 19, so 8/19 is 0.4 approx .
And since 6 box are already there =6*0.4=2.4 meter
and one more box can be entered to total approx=2.8 ,if we add one more it goes above 3 m.
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Updated on: 01 Sep 2018, 05:26
souvonik2k wrote:
If the height of each box is $$\frac{2.8^2}{\sqrt{349}}$$ meters, then how many more boxes could be placed on top of the pile?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 6
E) 7
Given expression roughly turns to 1/2. Something
So total box in 3 meter will be
Total height divided by height of individual boxes that is 9 boxes

6 are already present. It can accommodate approximately 1 more.

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01 Sep 2018, 04:28
souvonik2k wrote:
If the height of each box is $$\frac{2.8^2}{\sqrt{349}}$$ meters, then how many more boxes could be placed on top of the pile?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 6
E) 7
Given expression roughly turns to 1/3
So total box in 3 meter will be
Total height divided by height of individual boxes. This comes out to be 9 boxes

6 are already present. It can accommodate approximately 3 more. Note, 2 is the nearest number

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01 Sep 2018, 04:33
sumit411 wrote:
souvonik2k wrote:
If the height of each box is $$\frac{2.8^2}{\sqrt{349}}$$ meters, then how many more boxes could be placed on top of the pile?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 6
E) 7
Given expression roughly turns to 1/3
So total box in 3 meter will be
Total height divided by height of individual boxes that is 9 boxes

6 are already present. It can accommodate approximately 3 more. Note, 2 is the nearest number

Thank you = Kudos

Hi sumit411,
I did not understand the first line of your reply.Can you tell me how you reached 1/3
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01 Sep 2018, 05:28
sumit411 wrote:
souvonik2k wrote:
If the height of each box is $$\frac{2.8^2}{\sqrt{349}}$$ meters, then how many more boxes could be placed on top of the pile?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 6
E) 7
Given expression roughly turns to 1/3
So total box in 3 meter will be
Total height divided by height of individual boxes that is 9 boxes

6 are already present. It can accommodate approximately 3 more. Note, 2 is the nearest number

Thank you = Kudos

Hi sumit411,
I did not understand the first line of your reply.Can you tell me how you reached 1/3
Hey ankit,
I did a mistake in approximating things. I was half asleep I guess

Anyway, I have edited the post

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