Question

Jennifer opens a box of Tasty Crunch cereal. The box is 25 centimeters by 10 centimeters by 40 centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
75 cu cm
400 cu cm
1,000 cu cm
10,000 cu cm

Answer 1

To find the volume of the box, you can use the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism:

\[
\text{Volume} = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height}
\]

In this case, the dimensions of the box are:

- Length = 40 cm
- Width = 25 cm
- Height = 10 cm

Now, substitute these values into the formula:

\[
\text{Volume} = 40 \, \text{cm} \times 25 \, \text{cm} \times 10 \, \text{cm}
\]

Calculating this step by step:

1. Multiply the length and width:
\[
40 \, \text{cm} \times 25 \, \text{cm} = 1000 \, \text{cm}^2
\]

2. Then multiply by the height:
\[
1000 \, \text{cm}^2 \times 10 \, \text{cm} = 10000 \, \text{cm}^3
\]

Therefore, the volume of the box is \( 10,000 \, \text{cm}^3 \).

So the correct answer is **10,000 cu cm**.