Question

Melissa is packing up her bedroom before she leaves for college. Her closet is 185 cubic feet. If the boxes she is using are 4 1/2 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet high. How many boxes can she fit into the closet?

Answer 1

4.5X2X4=5.1388

So about 5 boxes into her closet.

Hope it helps and is right.

Answer 2

Answer: She can fit approximately 5 boxes into the closet.

Explanation:

Since, The volume of the closet = 185 cubic feet,

While, the dimension of each box which is fit into the closet are,

Length =
`4(1)/(2)` feet

Breadth = 2 feet,

And, height = 4 feet,

Thus, the volume of each box

`=4* (1)/(2)* 2* 4= (9)/(2)* 8=(72)/(2)=36` cubic feet,

Since,

`\text{ The number of boxes that can fit inside the closet}=\frac{\text{ The volume of closet}}{\text{ The volume of each box}}`

`=(185)/(36)= 5.1389 \approx 5`

⇒ She can fit approximately 5 boxes into the closet.