The ceiling in Mr. Smith's storage shed is 4 meters high he has 5 boxes each 3/4 meters high. Each box on top of another how many centimeters of space will there be between the ceiling and the top of the stack explain how you found your answer
Hpw high is a stack of 5 boxes?
5 * 3/4 = 15/4 = 3 3/4
So, how much space is left?
1/4 cm
To find the amount of space between the ceiling and the top of the stack of boxes, we first need to calculate the total height of the stack of boxes.
Each box is 3/4 meters high, and we have 5 boxes. To find the total height, we multiply the height of each box by the number of boxes: (3/4) * 5 = 15/4 meters.
Next, we need to convert the height of the stack into centimeters since we want to find the answer in centimeters. Since 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters, we can convert the height from meters to centimeters by multiplying by 100: (15/4) * 100 = 375/2 centimeters.
Now, we can find the space between the ceiling and the top of the stack by subtracting the total height of the stack from the height of the ceiling.
The ceiling is 4 meters high, which, again, we need to convert into centimeters: 4 * 100 = 400 centimeters.
Finally, we can subtract the total height of the stack from the height of the ceiling to find the space between them: 400 - (375/2) = 400 - 187.5 = 212.5 centimeters.
Therefore, there will be 212.5 centimeters of space between the ceiling and the top of the stack of boxes.