Question

The company will manufacture the container if the surface-area-to-volume ratio is less than 1. Determine whether the company should manufacture the container. Show your work and explain.

Answer 1



Answer 2

Can anyone help me ill metal & fan.

Answer 3

do you know the equation to find volume? and the one for surface area?

Answer 4

Surface area is A; 1176ft.





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Answer 5

voluam is 1512ft.

Answer 6

ok so the surface area to volume ratio is 1176/1512. Is that less than 1?

Answer 7

put surface area over volume in a fraction and if the fraction is greater than 1 then he shouldn't manufacture them but in this case it is less than 1 so he should manufacture them.

Answer 8

no it isnt less then one i dont think @peachpi

Answer 9

don't guess, just stick it in a calculator

Answer 10

1176/1512 = 0.7777777....

Answer 11

woops, sorry. it is less then one.

Answer 12

so then they would make the box

Answer 13

is 1176 less than 1512?
it is.
if the numerator of a fraction is less than the denominator, isn't it less than 1?
it is.
so it is less than 1

Answer 14

Could you help me with another one please? @peachpi

Answer 15

sure

Answer 16

Three identical cubes are put together to form a square prism. The volume of each cube is 125 cubic centimeters.
Find the volume of the prism & Find the surface area of the prism?

Answer 17

@peachpi @night.soul45

Answer 18

the volume is 375 cubic centimeters

Answer 19

can you show me how you got 375?

Answer 20

if all have a volume of 125 then you multiply that by the number of cubes

Answer 21

okay, how about area?

Answer 22

first i have to find the length of 1 of the sides of a cube

Answer 23

okay

Answer 24

the surface area is 350 centimeters

Answer 25

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=equation%20to%20find%20the%20surface%20area%20of%20a%20rectangular%20prism

Answer 26

Can you help me with a few more ?

Answer 27

sure

Answer 28

A short fence will be built around the perimeter of the garden region. Find the number of meters of fencing required. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Show all your work.

Answer 29

@night.soul45 ????

Answer 30

perimeter of the curve of the semicircle\[P=\frac{ 3.14 }{ d }\]
in which the diameter is 1.2 meters. that would equal 2.62
now to find the whole perimeter\[(1.8\times2)+1.2+2.62=7.42\]
which rounds to 7.4meters.

Answer 31

@Tabby_012???

Answer 32

Im so sorry i had to go pick up my baby cousin!

Answer 33

For the same image Find the total area of the garden region. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Show all your work.

Answer 34

@night.soul45