A box of cereal measures 3 by 8 by 10 inches. The manufacturer plans to market a smaller box that measures 2 by 7 by 8 inches. By how much will the volume be reduced?

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maxdrizner · Answer

85 in3
98 in3
112 in3
128 in3

campbell_st · Answer

well find the volume of the larger box

then find the volume of the smaller box

and then

Volume Reduction = larger box - smaller box

hope it helps

paki · Answer

Calculate the old volume...
v1=3×8×10= 240
Calculate the new volume now...
v2=2×7×8= 112
The change in volume is the difference of the two volumes you calculated,
Δv=v1−v2 = 240-112 = 128... 
That will tell us how much the volume was reduced by...

maxdrizner · Answer

thank you

paki · Answer

pleasure