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A company sells cereal in 2 different-sized boxes. DIMENSIONS FOR SMALLER CEREAL BOX: LENGTH=7.75in. WIDTH=2in. HEIGHT=12in.The height of the smaller box is 80% of the height of the larger box, while the other two dimensions are the same for both boxes. What is the difference in the volumes of the two boxes?

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Answer:46.5 cubic inchesStep-by-step explanation:This will be a fairly simple problem. First we have to find the volume of the smaller box by multiplying 7.75, 2, and 12. We now know that the volume of the small box is 186 cubic inches. We will need this info later. Finding the volume of the large box will be harder. But using a calculator we can find that the height of the large box is 15. Then multiply 7.75, 2, and 15 to find that the volume of the large box is 232.5. Then just subtract 186 from 232.5 and we have found the difference - 46.5 cubic inches.Hope I Helped :)