Question

A safety box has three layers of metal, each with a different thickness. The first layer is 1/8
inch thick and the second layer is 1/6 inch thick. The total thickness of the three metal layers
is 3/4 inch. What is the thickness of the third layer?
Answer in brief

Answer 1

Answer:

thickness of 1st layer= 1/8 inches

thickness of second layer= 1/6 inches

total thickness= 3/4 inches

a/q 3/4=1/8+1/6+x

3/4= 7/24+x

3/4-7/24=x

11/24=x

Thickness of third layer is 11/24.

Answer 2

Answer:

first layer 1/8

second layer