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Stephine puts 30 cubs in a box. The cubes are 1/2 inch on each side. The box holds 2 layers with 15 cubes in each layer.

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Answer:

3 3/4 cubic inches,

Explanation:

Stephanie puts 30 cubes in a box. The cubes are 1/2 inch on each side. The box holds two layers with 15 cubes in each layer. What is the volume of the box awnsers 5cubic inches, 7 1/2 cubic inches,3 3/4 cubic inches, 15 cubic inches.

✓From the question we are informed that Stephanie puts 30 cubes in a box. The cubes dimension are 0.5 inch on each of the sides.

✓ Since the sides is 0.5inch each, the volume is (0.5×0.5×0.5) The volume of one cube = (0.5 inch)³ = 0.125 inch³

✓ we can calculate the Volume of 30 cubes as

[ 30 cubes in a box × 0.125 inch³]

= 3.75 inch³

✓ 3.75 inch³ can be converted into fraction as (3 3/4) inch³ which is the third Option.

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