Lea made two candles in the shape of right rectangular prisms. The first candle is 15 cm high, 8 cm long, and 8 cm wide. The sec

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3 years ago

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ond candle is 5 cm taller but has the same length and width. How much additional wax was needed to make the taller candle?

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yanalaym [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-08T10:07:47+03:00

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256 cm more, because 8•8 or length • width =64•4 or how much more layers cm you need to add on is 256 to make it 5 cm taller in height.

True [87] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-08T08:44:44+03:00

True [87]3 years ago

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Volume of the first- (15)(8)(8)=960cm cubed
Volume of the second-(20)(8)(8)=1280
Difference=320
320 cm cubed were needed to make the taller candle