Question

A cracker company wants to make a rectangular box to hold their crackers. They want the volume of the box to be approximately 100 cubic inches with a height of 8 inches and a length of 5 inches. Find the approximate width of the rectangular box.

Answer 1

8×5=40

100÷40=2.5

hight × length × width = 100
8 × 5 × 2.5 = 100

You answer is: 2.5 in.