document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=962385>Question 962385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Miguel makes a boat display box for a school project. The display box is in the shape of a rectangular prism with a length of 29.2 cm, a height of 19.5 cm and a width of 10 cm. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Part A: round the given measurement of the display box to the nearest cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Part B: what Is the exact volume of the display box? Show your work and label your answer. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Part C: Miguel centered the boat in the bottom of the display box. The boat has a length of 20 cm, a height of 12 cm, and a width of 6 cm. exactly how many cm are on either side of the boat once it is centered in the display box? Show your work. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know how to help my son with A and B but I can't remember how to do C. Can you please help? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "V=volume;L=length=29.2 cm; W=width=10 cm; H=height=19.5cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round to nearest centimeter:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=29.2cm=29cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W=10cm=10cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=19.5cm=20cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part B:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By asking for EXACT volume, the question implies <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you should not use the rounded values. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=L*W*H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=(29.2cm)(10cm)(19.5cm)=5694 cubic centimeters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part C: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The box is 10 cm wide and the boat is 6 cm wide:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10cm - 6cm)/2= 2cm left on each side <BR>\n" );
document.write( " The box is 29.2 cm long and the boat is 20 cm long:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(29.2cm - 20 cm)/2= 4.6 cm left on each end.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming the boat sits on the bottom of the box<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(19.5cm-12cm)=7.5cm space above the boat <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3.75 cm over and under if the boat floats centered)  </SPAN>\n" );
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