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How many coins 1.75 cm in diameter and 2 mm thick must be melted to form a cuboid 11 cm × 10 cm × 7 cm?

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Solution

The dimension of the cuboid is 11cm10cm7cm. Therefore, the volume of the cuboid is

The radius and thickness of each coin arecm and 2mm = 0.2cm respectively. Therefore, the volume of each coin is

Since, the total volume of the melted coins is same as the volume of the cuboid; the number of required coins is


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