SOLUTION: Andrew wants to save his sports trophies in a storage container and needs to decide whether he should buy a rectangular container that measures 4 feet x 5 feet x 6 feet, or a cube

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Question 1131099: Andrew wants to save his sports trophies in a storage container and needs to decide whether he should buy a rectangular container that measures 4 feet x 5 feet x 6 feet, or a cube that measures 5 feet on each side. Which container should Andrew buy ?
Explain your answer.
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, HenryD, stanbon:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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find volumes and compare them:
a rectangular container V%5Br%5D :
V%5Br%5D=4ft%2A+5ft%2A6ft
V%5Br%5D=120ft%5E3
a cube V%5Bc%5D: that measures 5+feet on each side
V%5Bc%5D=5ft%2A+5ft%2A5ft
V%5Bc%5D=125ft%5E3
=>V%5Bc%5D%3EV%5Br%5D
Andrew should buy a cube container.


Answer by HenryD(4) About Me  (Show Source):
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I have a potato

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Andrew wants to save his sports trophies in a storage container and needs to decide whether he should buy a rectangular container that measures 4 feet x 5 feet x 6 feet, or a cube that measures 5 feet on each side. Which container should Andrew buy ?
Explain your answer.
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4*5*6 = 4*60 = 240 cubic ft. of storage
5^3 = 5*25 - 125 cubic ft. of storage
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Answer depends on if Andrew is looking for maximum storage
or some other factor.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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