Given:
Height of box = 5 inches
Breadth (width) of box = 4 inches
Length of box = 3 inches
Volume of box = 5 • (3 • 4) cubic inches
To find:
The explanation for the parentheses in the expression 5•(3•4)
Solution:
We know that,
Volume of a box is
[tex]Volume = length \times breadth \times height[/tex]
Area of a rectangle is
[tex]Area = length \times width[/tex]
Now,
Volume of box = 5 • (3 • 4) cubic inches
In this expression, (3 • 4) represents the product of length and with of the box. So, it means represents area of the base of box and after multiplying the base area with height we get the volume of the box.
Therefore, the parentheses in the expression 5•(3•4) represents the base area of the box.
