Question

If you were to run a real-world company, the cost of the materials would be a big consideration. A savvy business person would want to keep cost down by keeping the amount of materials in their products to a minimum. How might knowing about the geometry and volumes of different 3-D shapes help with this decision making process?

Answer 1

Knowing how much space an object takes up would help minimize the amount of material because they know how much they have to order and would not have to order any extra