Question

Wendy keeps her hamster, Fluffy, in a cage shaped like a rectangular prism that is 20 inches long, 14 inches wide, and has a volume of 4,340 cubic inches. Kenneth keeps his hamster, Speedy, in a cage that is the same length, but is 15 inches wide and has a volume of 5,250 cubic inches.

Answer 1

Speedy cage is 2 inches taller than fluffy cage.

How to find the volume of a rectangular prism?

The volume of rectangular prism = lwh

where

• l =length
• h = height
• w = weight

Therefore,

height of fluffy cage can be calculate as follows:

4340 = 20 × 14 × h

4340 = 280h

h = 4340 / 280

h = 15.5 inches

height of Kenneth cage can be calculate as follows:

5250 = 20 × 15 × h

5250 = 300h

h = 5250 / 300

h = 17.5 inches

height difference = 17.5  - 15.5 = 2.0 inches

Hence, speedy cage is 2 inches taller than fluffy cage.

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