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5. A shipping company is sending a fragile package with these dimensions: 6 in. x 7 in. * 2 in. If the boxthey use to send it is 9 in. x 9 in. x 3 In., how many cubic Inches of packing peanuts can they fit into thebox?

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First, we need to calculate the volume of the package and the volume of the box

Package


V_P=6*7*2=84in^2

Box


V_B=9*9*3=243in^3

we need to subtract the volume of the package from the volume of the box


V=V_B-V_P=243-84=159in^3

159 in^3 of packing peanuts will fill into the box

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