Thread: I need help with this math problem..

A planned building was going to be 100 feet long, 75 feet deep, and 30 feet high. The owner decides to increase the volume of the building by 10% without changing the dimensions of the depth and the height. What will be the new length of this building?

What do i do here?

Originally Posted by eh501

A planned building was going to be 100 feet long, 75 feet deep, and 30 feet high. The owner decides to increase the volume of the building by 10% without changing the dimensions of the depth and the height. What will be the new length of this building?

What do i do here?

Not a bad question:





110% of volume is:

We want to change only the length of the building so:

I think you can solve the last part.

Wait why 110%?

Originally Posted by eh501

Wait why 110%?

Increasing by 10% means multiplying something by 110% or 1.1.

How many math problems can i post in one thread?

Originally Posted by eh501

How many math problems can i post in one thread?

Please post additional problems in separate threads.

Even if i have like 20 other questions? lol

Originally Posted by eh501

Even if i have like 20 other questions? lol

Yes, "lol." See rule #15 here.

-Dan