TASK 11
CEREAL BOXES
A cereal company uses cereal boxes that are rectangular prisms. The boxes
have the dimensions shown.
12 inches high
8 inches wide
2 inches deep
The managers of the company want a new size for their cereal boxes. The
new boxes have to be rectangular prisms. You will evaluate one box design
the company proposed. Then you will create and proposed you own design
for the company.
Reuirements for the boxes:
The new boxes have to use less cardboard than the original boxes.
The new boxes have to be hold the same or a greater volume of cereal
as the original boxes.
Task 1: Determine the volume of the current cereal box with the
dimensions 12 inches high, 8 inches wide and 2 inches deep.
Show all your working.
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MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS 37 Christie Wainwright