Final answer:
To calculate the volume of Simon's tower, multiply the length, width, and height of a single block and then multiply by the number of blocks. Each block is 3.5cm by 3.5cm by 3.5cm, and with 6 blocks the height is 21cm. The total volume is 257.25cm³.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has asked how many cubic centimeters are in a tower made of 6 blocks that are each 3.5cm square. To find the volume of Simon's tower, we need to use the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism, which is length × width × height.
Since the blocks are 3.5cm square, this means each block is 3.5cm long and 3.5cm wide. Because there are 6 blocks stacked on top of each other, the total height of the tower will be 6 times the height of one block, which is also 3.5cm. So, the height of the tower is 6 × 3.5cm = 21cm.
The formula to calculate the volume of Simon's tower is then:
volume of stack = 3.5cm × 3.5cm × 21cm = 257.25cm3.