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Question
Tanu is making a stage with matchboxes.
She first puts 14 matchboxes like this in the first layer.
She makes 4 such layers and her stage looks like this.
- Which has more volume — your Math-Magic book or Tanu’s platform?
Solution
The volume of the Math-Magic book is 540 cm cubes, whereas the volume of the platform is 560 cm cubes.
Thus, Tanu’s platform has more volume as compared to the Math-Magic book.
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