Question

Billy has 1 gallon of paint. He is going to pour it into a paint tray that measures 10 inches wide, 14 inches long, and 4 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 441 cm3.

The paint will not fill the tray by 10.53 in3.

The paint will fill the tray exactly.

The paint will overfill the tray by 10.53 in3.

Answer 1

It is a rectangle. What is the equation for volume of a rectangle? Find the equation for that and plug in your numbers and compare it against 231 in^3

Answer 2

sorry i mean it is a cuboid or rectangular prism

Answer 3

idk what it is thats all the info. i got for the problem

Answer 4

well if you look in your book or do an internet search you will see the equation is Volume= lengthxwidthxheight

Answer 5

Convert all measurements to the same (in or cm) then calculate the volume of the tray. (WxDxL). Compare it to the volume of the gallon.

Answer 6

i want answer not how to do it you just confuzed me even more

Answer 7

@lesliemolina D

Answer 8

Us telling you how to do it is more valuable than just giving the answer

Answer 9

^ Yeah, knowledge is king.

Answer 10

i dont care im just trying to pass a test

Answer 11

@lesliemolina Is there any other questions I can assist you with?

Answer 12

not right now in about 5-10 min thnxs

Answer 13

Okay