Question

Mary wants to make a box she starts with a piece of cardboard whose length is 15cm and width is 10cm then she cuts them in congrats square with side 3cm at he four comes what is the area of the cardboard after she cuts the 4 comes

Answer 1

V = 108 cm^3

the volume of the box is 108 cm^3

Corrected question;

Mary wants to make a box. She starts with a piece of cardboard whose length is 15 centimeters and width is 10 centimeters. Then she cuts 4 congruent squares with sides of 3 centimeters at the four corners and folded at the broken lines to make the box. What is the volume of the box?

Explanation:

The volume of a box V is;

V = length × breadth × height

V = l×b×h ......1

Length l of the box that would be formed after cutting squares with sides 3 cm from the edges of a cardboard of length 15 cm is;

l = 15 - 2(3) = 9 cm

Breadth b of the box that would be formed after cutting squares with sides 3 cm from the edges of a cardboard of breadth 10 cm is;

b = 10 - 2(3) = 4 cm

Height of the box is the length of the squares cut;

h = 3 cm

Substituting the values into equation 1;

V = 9 × 4 × 3 cm^3

V = 108 cm^3

the volume of the box is 108 cm^3