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Josephine decides this shed is a little too big. She decides to cut 2 feet off the length and 2 feet off the width. She says this will make the shed 4ft^3 smaller. Explain with words and numbers why Josephine is incorrect

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Answer:

Josephine needs to include the height as part of the volume calculation.

Explanation:

See attached image.

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