Rodolfo wants to determine the volume of a piece of chocolate cake. He takes some measurements and determines that the height of the cake is 7cm
and the area of the base of the cake is 40 cm
.
What is the volume of the piece of cake?
Responses
A 280 cm
B 47cm
C 160cm
D 11,200cm
C. 160 cm^3
To calculate the volume of the cake, you can use the formula Volume = area of base x height.
Given that the area of the base is 40 cm^2 and the height is 7 cm:
Volume = 40 cm^2 x 7 cm = 280 cm^3.