Question

a brick has dimensions of 15 cm x 6.0 cm x 12cm. What is the volume of the brick in cubic meters?
(Recall that 100 cm =1m)

Answer 1

The volume of the brick in cubic centimeters would be:
volume=15 cm x 6.0 cm x 12 cm=1080 cm³
1 m=100 cm
(1 m)³=(100 cm)³  ⇒ 1 m³=1000000 cm³

Therefore:
1080 cm³=1080 cm³ x (1 m³ / 1000000 cm³)=0.00108 m³=1.08 x 10⁻³ m³.

Answer: the volume would be:  0.00108 m³ or 1.08 x 10⁻³ m³