A can is 3" in diameter and 7" tall. A shipper wants to ship cans in a box with 2 layers. 4 rows, and 5 cans per row. The box must hold 40 cans. What is the volume of the box?

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Mercury · Answer

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Mercury · Answer

the volume of the whole box = length * width * height

the length is made up of 5 cans, so the length is 5 * the diameter of one can

the width is made up of 4 cans, so the length is 4 * the diameter of one can

the height is made up of 2 cans. notice how the cans are stacked - the height should be 2 * the height of one can

calculate length, width, and height, then plug them into the volume formula