Question

Todd is stacking boxes against a wall that is 12 meters high. If he has stacked 3 boxes and the pile reaches halfway to the ceiling, what is the height of each box?

Answer 1

2 meters

Explanation:

Height of the wall = 12m

Stacking of 3 boxes = Halfway up to the ceiling = Half of the height of the wall

Hence, = 12/2

= 6m

If the height of 3 boxes = 6m

1 box = y m

Cross Multiply

= 3 Boxes × y m = 1 box × 6 m

y m = 6m × 1 box/3 boxes

= 2m

Therefore, the height of each box is 2 meters (2m)