Question

Chase has two boxes. Each box is 12 cm high, 12 cm long, and 12 cm wide. Which statement describes Chase's boxes?

Answer 1

I am pretty sure that the answer is the boxes are sinilar and congruent. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

"The boxes are congruent, but no similar".

Explanation:

The choices for this question are

• The boxes are congruent, but not similar.
• The boxes are similar, but not congruent.
• The boxes are similar and congruent.
• The boxes are only similar.

Congruence means that two figure have the same shape and the size, they are exactly the same.

Similarity means that two figure have the same shape but not the same size, they are proportional figures, that is, they have a ratio in common which make them proportional.

Having said that, the right answer is "the boxes are congruent, but no similar".

The congruence is based on the given information. Both have the same dimensions, therefore, they have the same volume, the same side length, they are congruent, equal.