Question 1144705: The M&M jar has a square base with a length and width of 7 cm and a height of 6.5 cm. What would be the most reasonable UPPER LIMIT for the number of M&M's in the jar of the choices below?
REMINDER: Rectangular Prism Volume = l · w · h
A. 100
B. 10,000
C. 100,000
D. 1,000,000
Is B correct?
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Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source):
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Of course you would have to know the volume of each M&M if you wanted a reasonably accurate estimate of the number that would fit in the jar.
However, with the given answer choices, only a little bit of knowledge about the size of an M&M is required to choose the correct answer.
The volume of the jar in cm^3 is 7*7*6.5 = 318.5.
If the correct answer were A, then the minimum volume of each M&M would be about 3.185 cm^3, which is far too large.
If the correct answer were B, then the minimum volume of each M&M would be about 0.03185 cm^3. That is far smaller than an actual M&M; so answer B is reasonable for an UPPER LIMIT of the number of M&M's.
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