Question

2. The back of Nico’s truck is 7.5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 8 feet tall. He has several boxes of important papers that he needs to move. Each box of papers is shaped like a cube, measuring 2.5 feet on each side.

How many boxes of papers can Nico pack into the back of his truck? Show your work.
Answer:

Answer 1

9 boxes

Explanation:

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Answer 2

9 boxes

Explanation:

As the truck is 7.5 ft long, we can fit 3 boxes of paper along the length since 7.5 ÷ 2.5 = 3

As the truck is 4 ft wide, we can only fit 1 box of paper along the width

since 4 ÷ 2.5 = 1.6

As the truck is 8 ft tall, we can fit 3 boxes of paper high

since 8 ÷ 2.5 = 3.2

Therefore, the number of boxes of paper is:

3 × 1 × 3 = 9