Question

One clay brick weighs 5.76 pounds. The brick is 8 inches long and 2 1/4 inches wide. If the clay weighs 0.08 pounds per cubic inch, what is the volume of the brick? Find the height of the brick.

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number of cubic inches = 5.76 lbs / (.08 lbs per cubic inch) = 75 cubic inches
let the height of brick be h inches
(8)(2.5)(h) = 72

solve for h

let me know what you get
I got 4! I think I got it! Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
damn thanks i was having trouble with this problem too

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