Question

Tom solved the problem a different way. First he found the total area of the floor, and then he multiplied by the height. Does Tom’s method work? Explain.

Answer 1

No.

Tom forgot about the area of the top/roof, the floor and roof are different dimensions/areas, making his method incomplete.

He needs to find area of Roof, Floor then times height.

Answer 2

No, he has to find the floor and roof before multiplying by the height.