Question

Lou’s board games are all on a shelf with a length of 30 inches, a width of 12 inches, and a height of 14 inches. If his games take up half of the shelf, which expressions show how to calculate the volume of the space that the games are taking up?

Answer 1

OPTIONS: 4, 6, 8

Explanation:

Answer 2

To represent the volume that the board games are taking up, you can use the following expressions:

1/2 x l x w x h or 0.5 x l x w x h

1/2 x 30 x 12 x 14 or 0.5 x 30 x 12 x 14

Both of these expressions calculate the volume and then find half of it.