Question

Dante built a wooden, cubic toy box for his son. Each side of the box measures 2 feet.

a. How many square feet of wood did he use to build the box?
b. How many cubic feet of toys will the box hold?

Answer 1

a) Dante will use 24 ft² of wood.

b) The box will hold 8 ft³ of toys.

Explanation:

a) As the box is cubic, each side measures 2ft.

Each side of the box has an area given by:

A=L²=(2 ft)²=4 ft²

A cube has 6 faces so the total quantity of wood is:

Wood=6×A=6×4 ft² =24 ft²

b) The volume of a cube is given by:

V=L³=(2 ft)³=8 ft³