Asked by Michele

A small city produces 500,000 cubic ft. of garbage per week. If all of this garbage were stacked neatly (in a nice vertical pile) on a 100-yard by 60-yard football field, how high would the pile be (in feet)?

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Answered by Ms. Sue
First, let's figure the area of the football field in square feet.

300 * 180 = 54,000 square feet

Since the volume of a cube = length * width * height, we need to divide 500,000 by 54,000 to find the height.

Another way to approach this problem:

300 * 180 * x = 500,000
Answered by Michele
Thank you! My mind is so fried right now I could not even think!
Answered by Ms. Sue
You're welcome.
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