document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037443>Question 1037443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A breakfast cereal company advertises a jumbo size box to have double the volume of its regular size box.  Both boxes are filled to 90% capacity. The regular sized cereal box is 8 cm by 2.5 cm by 12 cm.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a. Determine the capacity of the regular box to the nearest cubic cm. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  b. What is the volume of  cereal in the regular size box?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hint:  It is filled to 90% capacity.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  c. Determine the capacity of the jumbo size box if the dimensions are 10 cm by 3 cm by 18 cm.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  d. What is the volume of cereal in the jumbo box?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  e. Is the advertisement accurate? Explain.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #652091 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=652091\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Volume(V) of regular size cereal box = 8 * 2.5 * 12 = 240 cm^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) 240 cm^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) 90% capacity of regular size cereal box = 0.90 * 240 = 216 cm^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) V of jumbo size cereal box = 10 * 3 * 18 = 540 cm^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) 90% capacity of jumbo size cereal box = 486 cm^<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e) twice the capacity of the regular size cereal box is 2 * 216 = 432 cm^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90% capacity of the jumbo size ceral box is 486 cm^3 > 432 cm^3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore, the statement is true<BR>\n" );
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