A delivery truck service needs to transport 75 boxes. The boxes are all cubes with a side length of 18 in. How much space will the service need to transport the boxes? Use the formula for the volume of a cube.(1 point)

Responses

5,832 in.3
5,832 in. cubed

437,400 in.3
437,400 in. cubed

1,350 in.3
1,350 in. cubed

24,300 in.2

1 answer

To find the space needed to transport the boxes, we first need to calculate the volume of a single box and then multiply that by the number of boxes.

The formula for the volume \( V \) of a cube is:

\[ V = s^3 \]

where \( s \) is the side length of the cube.

Given that the side length \( s \) is 18 inches, we calculate the volume of one box:

\[ V = 18^3 = 18 \times 18 \times 18 \]

Calculating this step-by-step:

  • \( 18 \times 18 = 324 \)
  • \( 324 \times 18 = 5,832 \) cubic inches

Now that we have the volume of one box, we need to calculate the total volume required for 75 boxes:

\[ \text{Total Volume} = 75 \times 5,832 \]

Calculating this:

\[ 75 \times 5,832 = 437,400 \text{ cubic inches} \]

So, the service will need a total space of 437,400 cubic inches to transport the boxes.

The correct response is:

437,400 in. cubed