Question

Martin has a shoe box with the dimensions 4 inches, by 6 inches, by 10 inches. He wants to determine if a relay baton inches will fit in the box. What is the longest length that the relay baton can be and still fit in the box? (Round to the nearest tenth if needed.) Your answer: 10 inches 12.3 inches 10.8 inches 7.2 inches

Answer 1

10 inches.

Explanation:

First we need to find what is the bigger dimension of the box, because the relay baton will occupy the box, and the larger dimension of the relay baton (that is, it's length) need to be less or equal than the larger dimension of the box.

The dimensions of the box are: 4 inches, 6 inches and 10 inches.

The larger dimension of the box is 10 inches. So, If we want the relay baton to fit in the box, the maximum length it can have is 10 inches.