Question

A cereal company wants to change the shape of its cereal box in order to attract the attention of shoppers. The original cereal box has dimensions of 8 inches × 3 inches × 11 inches. The new box the cereal company is thinking of would have dimensions of 10 inches × 10 inches × 3 inches.

a. Which box holds more cereal?
b. Which box requires more material to make?

Answer 1

The new box will both hold more cereal and require more material to make.