Question

The volume of Olivia's rectangular lunchbox is 240 cubic inches. The lunchbox has a width of 8 inches, and its length is 2 inches longer than its width. What is the height, in inches, of Olivia's lunchbox.

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♦️ QuesTion

The volume of Olivia's rectangular lunchbox is 240 cubic inches. The lunchbox has a width of 8 inches, and its length is 2 inches longer than its width. What is the height, in inches, of Olivia's lunchbox.

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♦️ AnsWer

given:

volume of Olivia's rectangular lunch box is 240 cubic inches.

width is 8 inches

length is 2 inches

to find:

height = ?

we know that volume of cuboid = length × breadth × height.

therefore ,

240 = 8×2× height

240 = 16 × height

height = 240/16

therefore height is 15 inches