Question

9. A box of cereal is packaged and sold at a local

grocery store. The volume of the cereal in the
box is 80% of the total volume of the box. The
base of the box measures 10 inches by 3 inches.
The height of the box is 1 foot. What is the
volume of the cereal in the box, measured in
cubic inches?

Answer 1

288 Cubic Inches

Explanation:

Assuming the cereal takes up 80% of the total volume of the box, you would take 80% of the total volume.

First, do Base x Width x Height for the volume of the box.

10 inches x 3 inches x 1 foot (1 foot is 12 inches)

10 x 3 x 12 = 360

Now, take 80% of 360 cubic inches.

80% is 0.8 times a number

0.8 x 360 = 288

288 Cubic Inches