Waylan has two cardboard boxes that are rectangular prisms. each cardboard box has the same height, h, but the square bases of
each cardboard box have different side measurements, w. he wants to find the amount of space, s, inside each box considering
that each box has a square base, he decides to use the formula below for his calculation
s = w2.h
the square base on box a has a side measurement of 2 feet, and the square base on box b has a side measurement of
0.75 of a foot. each box has a height of 4 feet.
box a contains
cubic feet of space
cubic feet of space, and box b contains
cubic feet more space than box b.
box a contains
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