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Problem 7

Geometry Difficulty 1.0 Find the answer CEMC Gauss (Grade 8) · Canada · 2006

The volume of a rectangular block is 120 cm3120 \text{ cm}^3. If the area of its base is 24 cm224 \text{ cm}^2, what is its height?

(A) 5 cm5 \text{ cm} (B) 15 cm15 \text{ cm} (C) 0.2 cm0.2 \text{ cm} (D) 0.6 cm0.6 \text{ cm} (E) 1 cm1 \text{ cm}

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