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If ice weighs 57 pounds per cubic foot, find the weight of a block 3 feet long, 4 feet wide,

and 6 inches thick.

User Raphael
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6 inches is 0.5 feet.

Volume = 3 x 4 x 0.5 = 6 cubic feet

Total weight = 6 cubic feet x 57 pounds per cubic foot = 342 pounds

User Nawfal Serrar
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