Question

Camile is packing seeds to send to her mother in law. She estimates that she needs a box with a volume of at least 6,856 cubic inches. Here are the boxes she has to choose from Option A Length: 13 inches, Width 12 inches, Height: 16 inches Option B Length: 18 inches, Width: 25 inches, Height: 16 inches Option C Length:12 inches, Width: 14 inches Height: 22 inches Option D Length: 20 inches, Width:22 inches, Height: 17 inches Which boxes con she choose?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

the volume of a box (or prism) is always

length × width × height

so, box A

13 × 12 × 16 = 2,496 in³

box B

18 × 25 × 16 = 7,200 in³

box C

12 × 14 × 22 = 3,696 in³

box D

20 × 22 × 17 = 7,480 in³

so, she can use B or D.