Question

The volume of the Hawks' refrigerator is 30 × 68 × 28 . 5 cubic inches. The volume of the Lopezes' refrigerator is ( 30 × 68 × 28 . 5 ) + 16 cubic inches. Without doing any calculations, which statement describes how the volume of the Hawks' refrigerator compares to the Lopezes' refrigerator?

Answer 1

The volume of the Lopezes' refrigerator is greater than the volume of the Hawks' refrigerator.

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of the Hawks' refrigerator is 30 × 68 × 28.5 cubic inches. The volume of the Lopezes' refrigerator is (30 × 68 × 28.5) + 16 cubic inches. Without doing any calculations, it can be concluded that the volume of the Lopezes' refrigerator is greater than the volume of the Hawks' refrigerator.

Answer 2

30 × 68 × 28 . 5 cubic inches - the Hawks' refrigerator
( 30 × 68 × 28 . 5 ) + 16 cubic inches the Lopezes' refrigerator

We can see that difference between these to volumes that in the Lopezes' refrigerator is (+16),
that means that the Lopezes' refrigerator has by 16 inch³ greater volume than Hawks' refrigerator, or the Hawks' refrigerator has by 16 inch³ less volume than the Lopezes' refrigerator.

D.
The volume of the Hawks' refrigerator is 16 cubic inches less than the volume of the Lopezes' refrigerator