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OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need help! ill give medal and fan for right answer:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mason owns a collection of hardback books in a series about American history. Each book has dimensions as shown below. There are 7 books in the series, stacked side by side. What is the volume of the entire collection?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one hundred sixty-one cubic inches eight hundred forty cubic inches nine hundred twenty-four cubic inches nine hundred sixty cubic inches

OpenStudy (igreen):

Dimensions?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

"Each book has dimensions as shown below" I'm thinking there is a picture?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12in 1in and 10in

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok so for this problem Volume=length*width*height

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no it cant be bc then the answer would be 120 and thats not an option

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes but then you have seven books right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7 times 120 what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

120*7 There we go. We forgot, to multiply it by 7.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 840?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

correct :)

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