Question

Simon offered a customer a cubic box with 3-inch sides. The customer told Simon to increase each side of the box by an inch

Answer 1

The volume of the new box is 64 cubic inches. If each side of the box was increased by 1 inch, the new measure of each side would be 4 inches. 4 times 4 times 4 equals 64.

Answer 2

64
`in^(3)`

Explanation:

The volume of a cubic box with side length of s inches can be calculated using the following formula

`V = s^(3) in^(3)`

If the initial side length was 3 inches and the customer asked Simon to increase each one of the sides of the box by one inch, then the new side lengths now become 4 in (3+1 = 4)

`V = 4^(3) in^(3) = 64 in^(3)`

Therefore the final and new volume is

64
`in^(3)`