you are mailing a birthday present to a friend.you have abox that has a length of 2 1/2 feet,aheight of 2 feet,and a width of 1 1/2 feet.the present has a volume of 3 cubic fet.what is the volume of th empty space in the box?

Answer 1

Assuming that the present will actually fit within the box, then the empty space is the difference between the volumes:

2.5 * 2 * 1.5 - 3 = ?

Answer 2

4.5ft

Answer 3

Actually, its 4 1/2ft exponent 3.

Answer 4

im doing this for homework.

Answer 5

you guys are terrible at math

Answer 6

and you smell

Answer 7

like a dirty diaper

Answer 8

I got 4.25 feet cubed

Answer 9

I agree with Steve and Karla. Also, I did Steve's method and got Karla's answer (They are the same!) and I am doing this for homework and I was confused but this helped!