Question

1.1.34Adam wraps the top edge of the gift boxshown with gold ribbon. The top andbottom edges of the box are square. If1Adam has 247 cm of gold ribbon, doeshe have enough to decorate the top of thebox. how much ribbon is need to wrap the top edge of the box?

Answer 1

We know that

• Adam has 24.25 cm of ribbon.

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• The height of the box is 8 cm.

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• Its volume is 296 cubic centimeters.

We need to find the length of the side of the top face of the box. To do that we use the volume