<PRE><B>Question 1172466</B>
(55/16)(15/8)(5/4)=4125/512=8.057 in^3
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another way
7/16=0.4375
so 3.4375*1.875*1.25=8.057 in^3
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Find out how much rice fits in 1 in^3.
Find out how much rice fits in the box and compare.
With calculators, the first two ways would be a lot faster.
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One can estimate: 1.25*2*3.25, rounding one fraction up and the other down.
8.25 in^3.
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