SOLUTION: A birthday cake was measured with a degree of accuracy to the nearest 1cm; 10cm × 10cm × 5cm. What is the smallest possible volume of the cake to the nearest cm3?
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Question 921020: A birthday cake was measured with a degree of accuracy to the nearest 1cm; 10cm × 10cm × 5cm. What is the smallest possible volume of the cake to the nearest cm3?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming we can measure to the nearest tenth of a cm
(9.5cm)(9.5cm)(4.5cm)= the smallest possible volume of the cake
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