Question

The cube shaped box is 6 inches wide and the rectangular box is 10 inches long 4 inches wide and 4 inches high. How much greater is the volume of the cube shaped box than the rectangular box?

Answer 1

Formula of the volume for a cube= s^3 (side, length, width, or edge is acceptable for s)

Formula of the volume for a rectangular prism= lwh (length*width*height)

= 50 cubic in. more

Explanation:

cube: 6^3

6x6x6

36x6

216

rectangular prism: 10x4x4

10x16

160

cube - rectangular prism= Difference between cube and rectangular prism

216 - 160 = 50

*REMEMBER that when dealing with volume the units are cubic (whatever), in this case, its cubic inches(in^3).