Question

A candy bar box is in the shape of a triangular prism. The volume of the box is 1,200 cubic centimeters.

A triangular prism is shown with base of triangle labeled 10 cm, sides of the triangles labeled 13 cm, and length of the box equal to 20 cm.

Part A: What is the height of the base? Show your work. (5 points)

Part B: What is the approximate amount of cardboard used to make the candy box? Explain how you got your answer. (5 points)

Answer 1

Answer:

A candy bar box is in the shape of a triangular prism. The volume of the box is 1,200 cubic centimeters. A triangular prism is shown with base of triangle labeled 10 cm, sides of the triangles labeled 13 cm, and length of the box equal to 20 cm. Part A: What is the height of the base? Show your work. (5 points) Part B: What is the approximate amount of cardboard used to make the candy box? Explain how you got your answer.