Geometry and TrigonometryHardNumber of small boxes that fit in a crate
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A crate is 6 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet on the inside. How many boxes that are 2 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot can be packed into it, with no space left over?
Answer: 12
The crate holds 48 cubic feet and each box is 4 cubic feet: 48 ÷ 4 = 12, and the boxes tile the crate exactly (3 by 2 by 2).
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 6
- 6 halves the answer.
- If you answered 24
- 24 divides 48 by 2.
- If you answered 48
- 48 is the crate's volume.
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