Question

shanika has a lamp that she wants to send to her sister in baltimore.the lamp is in the shape of a rectangular prism.it measures 14 high, 9 wide, and 3 long.she wants to buy a box so that there is 1 all around the lamp for bubble wrap

Answer 1

Consider we need to find the dimensions and volume of the box.

Given:

The shape of the lamp is a rectangular prism.

It measures 14 high, 9 wide, and 3 long.

There is 1 all around the lamp for bubble wrap

To find:

The dimensions and volume of the box.

Solution:

Length of the box is:

$3+2=5$

Width of the box is:

$9+2=11$

Height of the box is:

$14+2=16$

Therefore, the dimensions of the box are 5 by 11 by 16 units.

The volume of the box is:

$V=l\times w\times h$

Where, l is length, w is width and h is height.

Putting $l=5, w=11, h=16$, we get

$V=5\times 11\times 16$

$V=880$

Therefore, the volume of the box is 880 cubic units.