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?

A. The paint will not fill the tray by 441 cm3.

B. The paint will not fill the tray by 10.53 in3.

C. The paint will fill the tray exactly.

D. The paint will overfill the tray by 10.53 in3

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?

A. The paint will not fill the tray by 441 cm3.

B. The paint will not fill the tray by 10.53 in3.

C. The paint will fill the tray exactly.

D. The paint will overfill the tray by 10.53 in3

zepp · Answer

Can you find the volume of the tray?

anonymous · Answer

... no i don't really know how to do this

zepp · Answer

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The volume formula for a prism is expressed like so: L*W*H, where
L = length
W = Width
H = Heigh

Can you spot these 3 variables in your problems?