Question

Lin has a small baking pans shaped like a rectangular prism.

Lin’s pan has a length of 2 2/3 inches, a width of 3 3/4 inches, and a height of 1 1/2 inches.

What is the volume of this pan?



[ type number AND unit]

Answer 1

15 in^3.

Explanation:

First convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

2 2/3 = 8/3, 3 3/4 = 15/4 and 1 1/2 = 3/2.

Volume = 8/3 * 15/4 * 3/2

= 360/24

= 15 in^3.

Answer 2

2 1/2

Explanation:

( 11 1/4 ) / ( 4 1/2 ) = 2 1/2

( 2 1/2 ) = 5/2

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