document.write( "Question 1062741: Ashley purchased a shadow box to create a memento from her beach vacation. The width of the base is 10 in, the length of the base is 12 in, and the height of the box is 5 in. She filled a 1 gallon bucket with sand at the beach. What happens as the sand pours into the shadow box? \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sand would fill up the shadow box completely.
\n" ); document.write( "The sand would overflow the shadow box.
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10*12*5 = 600; 600/231 = 2.6 gallons of sand fit in the box. Therefore, 1 gallon would leave space for other items \n" ); document.write( "

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