Question

5. A shipping company is sending a fragile package with these dimensions: 6 in. x 7 in. * 2 in. If the boxthey use to send it is 9 in. x 9 in. x 3 In., how many cubic Inches of packing peanuts can they fit into thebox?

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate the volume of the package and the volume of the box

Package

`V_P=6*7*2=84in^2`

Box

`V_B=9*9*3=243in^3`

we need to subtract the volume of the package from the volume of the box

`V=V_B-V_P=243-84=159in^3`

159 in^3 of packing peanuts will fill into the box