A cereal box is 6 1/2 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, and 12 inches high. What is the volume of the box?
A cereal box is 7
1
2
inches long, 4
1
2
inches wide, and 12 inches high. What is the volume of the box?
What you need to know is the formula:
length * width * height
6 1/2 * 3 1/2 * 12 = 273
[L * W * H]
32.875
you will have to change those mixed fractions to useful fractions
or you could change them to nice simple decimals
V = (6.5)(3.5)(12) inches^3
= ...
Chicken
To find the volume of the cereal box, you need to multiply its length, width, and height. In this case, the length is 6 1/2 inches, the width is 3 1/2 inches, and the height is 12 inches.
First, convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
6 1/2 = (2 * 6 + 1)/2 = 13/2
3 1/2 = (2 * 3 + 1)/2 = 7/2
Then, multiply the three dimensions together:
Volume = (Length) * (Width) * (Height)
Volume = (13/2) * (7/2) * (12)
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
Volume = (13 * 7 * 12) / (2 * 2 * 1)
Simplifying the fraction:
Volume = 1092/4
Volume = 273 cubic inches
So, the volume of the cereal box is 273 cubic inches.