Question

Explain how you can estimate the volume of a large container that holds 5 rows of 4 snack-size boxes of cereal in its bottom layer and is 3 layers high.Each cereal box has a volume of 16 cubic inches. u will get 10 points

Answer 1

You could determine how many boxes will fit in the large container and multiply it by 16.

The large container will hold:
5 x 4 x 3 = 60 boxes

60 x 16 = 960

It will hold about 1,000 boxes.

Answer 2

The estimated volume would be 960 cu. in.

5 rows of 4 boxes would be 20 boxes in each layer. There 3 layers, so that makes 20(3) = 60 boxes. Each box has a volume of 16 cu. in.; 16(60) = 960 cu. in.