SOLUTION: A student was conducting a study to determine how many loose Gala apples could be packed in different box sizes at the local farmer's market. The average Gala apple had a diameter

Question 1144809: A student was conducting a study to determine how many loose Gala apples could be packed in different box sizes at the local farmer's market. The average Gala apple had a diameter of 3.5 inches.
Using the collected data above what would be a reasonable rough estimate of a ratio of how many cubic inches per apple?
A. 0.0023 in^3/apple
B. 23.2 in^3/apple
C. 32.1 in^3/apple
D. 43.1 in^3/apple

Is D correct?

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

For each row of the table, let's compute the overall volume

Row 1: 20*13*12 = 3120
Row 2: 12*12*12 = 1728
Row 3: 20*10*6 = 1200
all volume amounts above are in "cubic inches"

Now divide each volume by the number of apples for the particular row

Row 1: (3120 cubic inches)/(72 apples) = 43.3333 cubic inches per apple
Row 2: (1728 cubic inches)/(40 apples) = 43.2 cubic inches per apple
Row 3: (1200 cubic inches)/(28 apples) = 42.857 cubic inches per apple

The results of 43.3333, 43.2, and 42.857 are fairly close to 43.1, so you are correct in stating that choice D is the answer. Nice work.

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