Question

a brick has dimensions of 15 cm x 6.0 cm x 12 cm. what is the volume of the brick in cubic meters ?

Answer 1

In order to answer this question, the dimensions of the brick in centimeters need to the converted to dimensions in meters. In order to convert centimeters to meters you need to divide by 100. Doing this yields brick dimensions of 0.15 m x 0.06 m x 0.12 m. Multiplying the length, width and height together yields the volume of 0.00108 cubic meters. 

Answer 2

Answer : The volume of brick is $1.08\times 10^{-3}m^3$

Explanation : Given,

Length of brick = 15 cm

Breadth of brick = 6.0 cm

Height of brick = 12 cm

Formula used for volume of cuboid is:

$V=l\times b\times h$

where,

V = volume of brick

l = length of brick

b = breadth of brick

h = height of brick

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get:

$V=15cm\times 6.0cm\times 12cm=1080cm^3=1080\times 10^6m^3=1.08\times 10^{-3}m^3$

conversion used : $(1cm^3=10^{-6}m^3)$

Therefore, the volume of brick is $1.08\times 10^{-3}m^3$