Question

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The M&M jar has a square base with a length and width of 7 cm and a height of 6.5 cm. What would be the most reasonable UPPER LIMIT for the number of M&M's in the jar of the choices below?

REMINDER: Rectangular Prism Volume = l · w · h

A. 100

B. 10,000

C. 100,000

D. 1,000,000

Answer 1

B. 10,000

Explanation:

The volume of the jar is the product of its dimensions, so is ...

V = LWH = (7 cm)(7 cm)(6.5 cm) = 318.5 cm³

If we assume there are 10 m&ms in one cm³ (probably, the number is more like 3 or 4), then there could be about 3,200 m&ms in the jar. The nearest reasonable limit of those proposed is ...

10,000 . . . choice B