A glass box shaped like a rectangular prism has a width of 9 inches and a height of 12 inches. It is being shipped in a larger box with a width of 10 inches length of 10 inches and height 15 inches the space between the glass box and shipping box will be filled with Styrofoam peanuts how many cubic inches of space will contain Styrofoam peanuts
The volume of the glass box is:
V1 = width x height x length
V1 = 9 inches x 12 inches x 10 inches
V1 = 1080 cubic inches
The volume of the shipping box is:
V2 = width x height x length
V2 = 10 inches x 10 inches x 15 inches
V2 = 1500 cubic inches
The remaining space between the boxes is:
V3 = V2 - V1
V3 = 1500 cubic inches - 1080 cubic inches
V3 = 420 cubic inches
Therefore, you will need 420 cubic inches of Styrofoam peanuts to fill the space between the glass box and shipping box.