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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the volume of the composite space figure to the nearest whole number. Is it 170?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Hint: break the figure into two rectangular prisms and use this idea |dw:1371070791004:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it 60?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

tell me the volume of each block (there are 2 of them)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dunno

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is the answer 120?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or is it 180? I keep getting four different answers

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Or can't you take the volume of the entire box by adding all the sides together to find the length, width, and height, then subtract it from the volume of the smaller box?\[\large V_{box1}-V_{box2}?\]

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

|dw:1371070925468:dw|

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