Question

A pile of 15 boxes is 3 metres high. What is the depth of each box?

Answer 1

15 boxes=3m=300cm

1 box=300cm÷15

=20cm

Answer 2

Each box is 1/5 metres or 0.2 metres deep.

Explanation:

There are 15 boxes, total height is 3 meters

Depth of each box:

`15 \: boxes = 3 \: meters \\ 1 \: box = \{ ((1 * 3))/(15) \} \: meters \\ \\ = (3)/(15) \: m \\ \\ { \boxed{ \boxed{= (1)/(5) \: metres}}} \: \: or \: \: { \boxed{ \boxed{ = 0.2 \: m}}}`