Question

Alaine has 1 gallon of paint. She is going to pour it into a paint tray that measures 10 inches wide, 12 inches long, and 5 cm deep.

(1 gallon = 231 in3, 1 inch = 2.54 cm)

Which of the following scenarios will happen?

The paint will not fill the tray by 369 cm3.

The paint will not fill the tray by 5.22 in3.

The paint will fill the tray exactly.

The paint will overfill the tray by 5.22 in3

Answer 1

We can see that we are comparing properties in 3 planes, therefore we simply just set up a problem because this is solely addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Therefore 10*12*5 and what will happened once its poured on the container that's

Answer 2

10 times 12 times 5 ? is 600

Answer 3

The paint will not fill the tray by 369 cm3.

The paint will not fill the tray by 5.22 in3.

The paint will fill the tray exactly.

The paint will overfill the tray by 5.22 in3.