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Number of bricks needed 2015-12-30
From trudy:
if I have 250 sq ft of space that I want to fill with bricks that measure 7.5 in by 11.5 in how many bricks do I need to fill the 250 sq ft.
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many bricks I can place around a 26-inch circle? 2008-05-22
From Jon:
I want to know how many bricks I can place around a 26-inch circle? There must be a formula other than trial and error. The length of the bricks is 6-inches. [How many 6-inch tangents can be in a 26-inch circle? Thank you very much. Jon
Answered by Harley Weston.
If you pile the 4 bricks on top of each other ... 2006-03-27
From Mike:
You have 4 bricks each with dimensions of 4" X 5" X 9". If you pile the 4 bricks on top of each other to form a tower how many different tower heights can be achieved? All four bricks must be used in each tower.
Answered by Claude Tardif.
Laying decorative bricks 2004-01-07
From Duk:
Loren is laying decorative brick along both edges of the 21-meter walkway up to his house. Each brick is 0.26 meters long. He is placing the bricks end to end. How many bricks does he need to do the job?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Toy bricks 2001-05-13
From Sarah:
A regular-sized brick weighs 4 kilograms. How much will a similar toy brick, made of the same material, but all of the same dimensions of which are four times smaller, weigh?

The 300-metre tall Eiffel tower is made of steel and weighs 8 000 000 kg. An exact replica, made of the same material, weighs 1 kg. How high is the replica


Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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