Question

Benito made a wooden box to grow herbs on his
patio. The box is 16 inches wide, 12 inches tall,
and 28 inches long. He plans to fill the box exactly
two-thirds full with potting soil. What volume of
soil does Benito need?

Answer 1

Firstly, find the total volume of the box which can be filled with soil:)
To do this Volume (V) = 16 * 12 * 28 = ?
Once we know this, since the question tells you that the person wants to fill up only 2/3 of the box with soil.
You would do 2/3 * volume of box = ?

Basically, find the volume of the box (as this is how much soil can fill the ENTIRE box)
and since we only want to fill up 2/3 of the box with soil, you would multiply the volume of the box by 2/3 and you'll get your answer :)

Answer 2

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