Question

suppose 1 gold bar is 6 cm long, 2 cm high, and 3 cm wide. how many whole gold bars will you be able to fit in a vault with a volume of 500 cm3?

Answer 1

To determine the number of gold bars that would fit in the vault, determine the volume (v) of a single gold bar.
                              v = l x h x w
where l, h, and w are length, height and width, respectively. Substituting the known values, 
                            v = (6 cm)(2 cm)(3 cm) = 36 cm³
The number of gold bars can be determined by dividing the volume of the vault by the volume of the gold bar,
                                      n = (500 cm³ / 36 cm³) = 13.89
Thus, the maximum number of gold bars in the vault is 13.