SOLUTION: If a cuboid measures 8 x 12 x 18cm which is measured to the nearest cm. What is the least possible volume of the cuboid?

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Question 1007263: If a cuboid measures 8 x 12 x 18cm which is measured to the nearest cm. What is the least possible volume of the cuboid?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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8 x 12 x 18cm
The 8 cm could have been rounded up from 7.5 cm.
The 12 cm could have been rounded up from 11.5 cm.
The 18 cm could have been rounded up from 17.5 cm.

So the volume could have been as little as 1509.375 
cubic centimeters.

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You weren't asked for the MOST possible volume, but

The 8 cm could have been rounded down from 8.4999 cm.
The 12 cm could have been rounded up from 12.4999 cm.
The 18 cm could have been rounded up from 18.4999 cm.
 
So the volume could have been as much as 1965.576
cubic centimeters.

That's a difference of 556.2 cubic centimeters!

Edwin