Question

Find the volume of a box with length 25 cm, height 25 cm and width 1.0 m. I know it would be 25 * 25 * 1.0 but that's not a possible answer,

A) 0.625 m3
B) 6.25 x 104 cm3
C) 6.25 x 104 m3
D) 625 cm3

Answer 1

The answer is B) 6.25 x 104 cm3.

The volume of the box (V) with length l, width w, and height h is:
V = l * w * h

We have:
l = 25 cm
h = 25 cm
w = 1 m

However, units are not the same, and we first need to convert meters to centimeters. Since 1 m = 100 cm, then w = 100 cm.

So, the volume of the box is:
V = 25 cm * 25 cm * 100 cm
V = 62,500 cm³
V = 6.25 * 10,000 cm³
V = 6.25 × 10⁴ cm³