Density of wood is a very important trait for furniture making. There are two main important mechanical properties: strength and stiffness. Research has shown that a increase density equals an increase strength, hardness and stiffness of sawn timber. A carpenter has two pieces of wood. He wants to find the density of each piece. The first piece came from a birch tree. The piece of birch wood measures 2 meters by 4 meters by 3 meters and weighs (mass) 16 kilograms. The second piece came from a cypress tree. The piece of cypress wood measures 3 meters by 5 meters by 2 meters and weighs (mass) 15.3 kilograms.

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Density of wood is a very important trait for furniture making. There are two main important mechanical properties:
strength and stiffness. Research has shown that a increase density equals an increase strength, hardness and stiffness of
sawn timber.
A carpenter has two pieces of wood. He wants to find the density of each piece.
The first piece came from a birch tree. The piece of birch wood measures 2 meters by 4 meters by 3 meters and weighs
(mass) 16 kilograms.
The second piece came from a cypress tree. The piece of cypress wood measures 3 meters by 5 meters by 2 meters and
weighs (mass) 15.3 kilograms.
Transcribed Image Text:Density of wood is a very important trait for furniture making. There are two main important mechanical properties: strength and stiffness. Research has shown that a increase density equals an increase strength, hardness and stiffness of sawn timber. A carpenter has two pieces of wood. He wants to find the density of each piece. The first piece came from a birch tree. The piece of birch wood measures 2 meters by 4 meters by 3 meters and weighs (mass) 16 kilograms. The second piece came from a cypress tree. The piece of cypress wood measures 3 meters by 5 meters by 2 meters and weighs (mass) 15.3 kilograms.
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