SOLUTION: A flat rate shipping box is in the shape of a rectangular prism. You estimate that the volume of the box is 350 cubic inches. You measure the box and find that it has a length of 1
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Question 1065248: A flat rate shipping box is in the shape of a rectangular prism. You estimate that the volume of the box is 350 cubic inches. You measure the box and find that it has a length of 10 inches, a width of 9 inches, and a height of 4.5 inches. Find the percent error. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
L*W*H=V=10*9*4.5=405 in^3.
that is 50.5 in^3 over the estimate, or 14.4%
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