Question

A container is in the shape of a cuboid the cuboid is 2/3 full of water a cup holds 275 ml of water what is the greatest number of cups

Answer 1

12 cups

Explanation:

The first step is to calculate the volume of the cubiod

= 36 × 6 × 23

= 4968

= 4968/3 ×2

= 1656×2

= 3312

Therefore the greatest number of cups can be calculated as follows

= 3312/275

= 12

Hence the greatest number of cups is 12 cups