document.write( "Question 1043220: Cereal box measure 14 1/2 inches long by 3 1/3 inches wide by 20 1/8 inches high. If box full, will all the cereal fit in plastic that is 13.5 inches long by 4 inches wide by 21 inches tall? Explain how in detail how you got your answer. \n" ); document.write( "

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It looks like the volume of the plastic must
\n" ); document.write( "be at least as big as the volume of the box
\n" ); document.write( "in order to hold the cereal.
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\n" ); document.write( "Volume of box:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+14.5%2A3.333%2A20.125+=+972.611+\"$ in3
\n" ); document.write( "Volume of plastic:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+13.5%2A4%2A21+=+1134+\"$ in3
\n" ); document.write( "The cereal will fit in the plastic because the volume
\n" ); document.write( "of the cereal is actually smaller than the volume
\n" ); document.write( "of the plastic \n" ); document.write( "

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