Question

Lizette wanted to see if it would be possible to use a little less materials in a tea infuser but still not be required to be at full capacity. Her rectangular pyramidal tea infuser would be 7 cm high, 3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. The tea infuser from the example, was the same except 7.9 cm high and was filled to 80% capacity.
Would these dimensions work, if so to what percent would Lizette's infusers have to be filled to use the same amount of tea?

Answer 1

Considering the volume of a rectangular prism, since the new volume is greater than the filled volume, the new dimensions would work, and 90.29% of the infuser would be filled.

What is the volume of a rectangular prism?

The volume of a rectangular prism of length l, width w and height h is given by:

V = lwh.

The original dimensions are:

h = 7.9 cm, l = 3 cm, w = 1.5.

Hence the volume in cm³ was:

V = 7.9 x 3 x 1.5 = 35.55 cm³.

The infuser was filled to 80% capacity, hence:

Vf = 0.8 x 35.55 = 28.44 cm³.

For the new dimensions, we have that h = 7 cm, hence the volume is:

Vn = 7 x 3 x 1.5 = 31.5 cm³.

28.44/31.5 x 100% = 90.29%.

Since the new volume is greater than the filled volume, the new dimensions would work, and 90.29% of the infuser would be filled.

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