Problem of the Week - Middle School - March 14, 2021 to March 20, 2021

Mar 18, 2021 | West Covina

 

Middle School; 

 

Question: A box of dog biscuits is 10 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 18 centimeters tall. Each dog biscuit takes up 2 cubic centimeters of space in the box. How many dog biscuits can fit in the box? 

 

 

 

 

Answer: 450 biscuits

 

Solution: The box is 10 x 5 x 18 = 900 cubic centimeters in volume. That means that it can hold 900 ÷ 2 = 450 biscuits. 

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