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A wooden wedge is used to prop open a door. The wedge is a right triangular solid that is 8 cm long, 6 cm high (those are the measures of the legs of the triangle) and has a depth of 2 cm. It is wedged under a door that has 3 cm clearance between the bottom of the door and the floor. What percent of the volume of the wedge is under the door?

A wooden wedge is used to prop open a door. The wedge is a right triangular solid that is 8 cm long, 6 cm high (those are the measures of the legs of the triangle) and has a depth of 2 cm. It is wedged under a door that has 3 cm clearance between the bottom of the door and the floor. What percent of the volume of the wedge is under the door?

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A wooden wedge is used to prop open a door. The wedge is a right triangular solid that is 8 cm long, 6 cm

high (those are the measures of the legs of the triangle) and has a depth of 2 cm. It is wedged under a door

that has 3 cm clearance between the bottom of the door and the floor. What percent of the volume of the

wedge is under the door? 

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