Suppose that a box has a volume of 100 cubic centimeters and that the area of the bottom of the box is 50 square centimeters. Find the height of the box?

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anonymous · Answer

I would guess that since the bottom area is 50 square centimeters..and it's a box, meaning that each side has the same area...

anonymous · Answer

that you would multiply something by something to get 50 square centimeters..to get the area side..

anonymous · Answer

and whatever number you multiplied by itself to get 50...would be the height....if that makes any sense. :P

anonymous · Answer

so 50/100 would give me the answer

anonymous · Answer

You need to multiply two numbers together that are the same, to get 50.  Whatever number that is would be the height, I believe...

anonymous · Answer

no, 50x = 100. x = 100 / 50.

anonymous · Answer

Disregard my random guessing.  hickninjas answer is probably better...:P

anonymous · Answer

typo correction: volume = length x width x height. They have given you area of the bottom, which is length x width, and they've given you the VOLUME. So the area of the bottom (50) times the unknown height (x) equals the volume (100). 50 times what is 100?