A company makes wax candles shaped like rectangular prisms. Each candle is 6 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 14 cm tall. If the company used 4620 cm^3 of wax, how many candles did they make?

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A company makes wax candles shaped like rectangular prisms. Each candle is 6 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 14 cm tall. If the company used 4620 cm^3 of wax, how many candles did they make?

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6×5=30

30×14=420

Therefore, each candle is 420 cm3

4620÷420=11

The company was able to produce 11 candles

Vaelden answered Jan 17, 2024

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