Answer:
V = 108 cm^3
the volume of the box is 108 cm^3
Corrected question;
Mary wants to make a box. She starts with a piece of cardboard whose length is 15 centimeters and width is 10 centimeters. Then she cuts 4 congruent squares with sides of 3 centimeters at the four corners and folded at the broken lines to make the box. What is the volume of the box?
Step-by-step explanation:
The volume of a box V is;
V = length × breadth × height
V = l×b×h ......1
Length l of the box that would be formed after cutting squares with sides 3 cm from the edges of a cardboard of length 15 cm is;
l = 15 - 2(3) = 9 cm
Breadth b of the box that would be formed after cutting squares with sides 3 cm from the edges of a cardboard of breadth 10 cm is;
b = 10 - 2(3) = 4 cm
Height of the box is the length of the squares cut;
h = 3 cm
Substituting the values into equation 1;
V = 9 × 4 × 3 cm^3
V = 108 cm^3
the volume of the box is 108 cm^3
