Carla has 1 gallon of paint. She is going to pour it into a paint tray that measures 10 inches wide, 10 inches long, and 7 cm deep.

(1 gallon = 231 in^3, 1 inch = 2.54 cm)

Which of the following scenarios will happen?

The paint will not fill the tray by 44.59 in^3.

The paint will not fill the tray by 469 cm^3.

The paint will fill the tray exactly.

The paint will overfill the tray by 44.59 in^3.

Question

Carla has 1 gallon of paint. She is going to pour it into a paint tray that measures 10 inches wide, 10 inches long, and 7 cm deep.

(1 gallon = 231 in^3, 1 inch = 2.54 cm)

Which of the following scenarios will happen?

The paint will not fill the tray by 44.59 in^3.

The paint will not fill the tray by 469 cm^3.

The paint will fill the tray exactly.

The paint will overfill the tray by 44.59 in^3.

anonymous · Answer

find the volume of the tray, convert all to inches.
then calculate the difference between one gallon and the volume of the tray.. if one gallon is more than the volume of the tray it overfills and if one gallon is less than the volume it leaves some space!