3) An open top box is to be constructed out of a 100 inch by 70 inch piece of cardboard by cutting squares out of the corners and then folding the side flaps up. If the squares all have sides of 15 inches, find the following.

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3) An open top box is to be constructed out of a 100 inch by 70 inch piece of cardboard by cutting squares
out of the corners and then folding the side flaps up. If the squares all have sides of 15 inches, find the
following.
a) Volume in cubic inches.
Volume =
cubic inches.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places as needed.
b) Volume in cubic feet.
Volume =
cubic feet.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places as needed.
c) Volume in cubic yards.
Volume =
cubic yards.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places as needed.
Transcribed Image Text:3) An open top box is to be constructed out of a 100 inch by 70 inch piece of cardboard by cutting squares out of the corners and then folding the side flaps up. If the squares all have sides of 15 inches, find the following. a) Volume in cubic inches. Volume = cubic inches. Round your answer to 2 decimal places as needed. b) Volume in cubic feet. Volume = cubic feet. Round your answer to 2 decimal places as needed. c) Volume in cubic yards. Volume = cubic yards. Round your answer to 2 decimal places as needed.
English/U.S. System
12 inches = 1 foot
16 ounces = 1 pound
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
3 feet = 1 yard
2000 pounds = 1 ton
2 cups = 1 pint
5280 feet = 1 mile
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
Metric System
kilo hecto deka (unit) deci centi milli Other Conversions
1 meter z 3.28 feet
1 Liter - 0.26 gallons
1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds
1 cubic centimeter = 1 milliliter
Geometry Formulas
For all formulas involving 7, use A= 3.14.
A
bh
V = lwh
2nr
A
lw
V = Tr²h
С — тd
1
1
V = h
A
A = Tr2
4
V =
Transcribed Image Text:English/U.S. System 12 inches = 1 foot 16 ounces = 1 pound 8 fluid ounces = 1 cup 3 feet = 1 yard 2000 pounds = 1 ton 2 cups = 1 pint 5280 feet = 1 mile 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon Metric System kilo hecto deka (unit) deci centi milli Other Conversions 1 meter z 3.28 feet 1 Liter - 0.26 gallons 1 kilogram = 2.20 pounds 1 cubic centimeter = 1 milliliter Geometry Formulas For all formulas involving 7, use A= 3.14. A bh V = lwh 2nr A lw V = Tr²h С — тd 1 1 V = h A A = Tr2 4 V =
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