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A carpenter makes a box which has a volume of 13,400 cm3. The base has an area of 670 cm2. What is the height of the box?

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A carpenter makes a box which has a volume of 13,400 cm3. The base has an area of 670 cm2. What is the height of the box?

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Let the height of the box be h.

Volume of the box = 13400 cm2

Area of base of the box = 670 cm2

∵ Volume of a box = Area of base × Height

∴ 13400 = 670 × h

⇒ h = `13400/670`

⇒ h = `1340/67` = 20 cm

Hence, the height of the box is 20 cm.

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Chapter 11: Mensuration - Exercise [Page 356]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 11 Mensuration
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