Question

This is emergency!
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.

(P.S. 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 441 cm^3.

The paint will not fill the tray by 10.53 in^3.

The paint will fill the tray exactly.

The paint will overfill the tray by 10.53 in^3.

Answer 1

When I solved this, my answers were off, very off

Answer 2

Okay, what was your result and how did you manage it?

Answer 3

10 in * 14 in * 4 cm * (1 in/2.54 cm) = ?? in^3

Answer 4

3612.896

Answer 5

10 inches wide, 14 inches long, and 4 cm deep.
The last dimension is in cm and it has to be converted to inches: 4 cm is 4/2.54 inches.

Now multiply: 10 * 14 * 4/2.54 = ______ in^3
That is the total volume of the tray in in^3. What do you get?

Answer 6

oops, that was in cm, not in.

Answer 7

in in., it is 1422.4in^3

Answer 8

Not correct. Just use your calculator to multiply three numbers and divide by 2.54

Answer 9

I first converted all of the in. to cm., then multiplied, and converted it back

Answer 10

No need to do that. Most of the dimensions in this problem use inches: 10 inches wide, 14 inches long. Also, a gallon of paint is given as 231 in^3. Only one measurement is in cm. So it would be easier to convert that one measurement to inches and calculate the volume of the tray as suggested earlier.

Answer 11

10 in * 14 in * 4 cm * (1 in/2.54 cm) = 10*14*4/2.54 in^3 = 220.47244 in^3

How does that compare to 231 in^3?

Answer 12

the answer would be A

Answer 13

?? 231 > 220. There is an overflow problem.