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The crown of a straw hat has a base of 38 sq. in. The depth of the crown is 3 in. (Inside dimensions are given.) If the head occupies two-thirds of the space enclosed by the crown, find the volume remaining for ventilation.
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Solution:
Consider the given figure above
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Since the area of the base or crown of a straw hat as well as the depth of the crown are already given, then we can get the volume of the crown of a straw hat as follows
If the head occupies two-thirds of the space or volume of the crown, then the volume remaining for the ventilation is one-third of the space of the crown.
Therefore,
