Homework Help: math

Posted by josh on Monday, January 14, 2013 at 10:11pm.

Alice is giving a book as a gift that is 8 3/8 inches long and 6 1/2 inches wide. Will the book fit in a box that is 8 1/2 inches long and 6 1/2 wid or in a box that is 8 inches long and 6 inches wide?

math - PsyDAG, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:31pm
If those are the external measures of the box, it will fit in neither. At 6.5 inches (external) the width (internal) will < 6.5.

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