Sonjia has a box in the shape of a right rectangular prism. The box has a width of 5 cm. If the height of the box is 2 cm greater than the box’s length and the box’s length is 2 cm greater than the box’s width, what is the volume of the box?(1 point)
Responses
315 cm3
315 cm cubed
20 cm3
20 cm cubed
15 cm3
15 cm cubed
280 cm3
The width is 5 cm. So, the length is 5 + 2 = 7 cm and the height is 7 + 2 = 9 cm.
Volume = length x width x height
Volume = 7 cm x 5 cm x 9 cm
Volume = 315 cm3
Therefore, the volume of the box is 315 cm3.
why not 20
I made an error in my calculations. Let me correct it:
Given:
Width = 5 cm
Length = Width + 2 = 5 + 2 = 7 cm
Height = Length + 2 = 7 + 2 = 9 cm
Volume = Length x Width x Height
Volume = 7 cm x 5 cm x 9 cm
Volume = 315 cm3
Therefore, the correct volume of the box is 315 cm3, not 20 cm3. Thank you for pointing out the mistake.