A cake pan is in the shape of a right rectangular prism 20cm long by 20cm wide by 5cm high. The pan contains 1,000cm3 of batter. Approximately how far is the cake batter from the top of the pan? Choose 1 answer: (A) 1cm (B) 2.5cm (C) 5cm (D) 7cm
Q. A cake pan is in the shape of a right rectangular prism 20cm long by 20cm wide by 5cm high. The pan contains 1,000cm3 of batter. Approximately how far is the cake batter from the top of the pan? Choose 1 answer: (A) 1cm (B) 2.5cm (C) 5cm (D) 7cm
Calculate Pan Volume: Calculate the volume of the cake pan.Volume of the pan = Length×Width×HeightVolume of the pan = 20cm×20cm×5cmVolume of the pan = 2000 cubic centimeters
Determine Batter Volume: Determine the volume of the cake batter already in the pan. Volume of the batter = 1000 cubic centimeters
Calculate Remaining Volume: Calculate the remaining volume in the pan that is not occupied by the batter.Remaining volume = Volume of the pan - Volume of the batterRemaining volume = 2000 cubic centimeters - 1000 cubic centimetersRemaining volume = 1000 cubic centimeters
Calculate Remaining Height: Calculate the height that the remaining volume would occupy.Since the length and width of the pan are unchanged, the remaining volume will occupy a height in the pan that can be calculated by dividing the remaining volume by the area of the base of the pan.Height of remaining volume = Remaining volume / (Length × Width)Height of remaining volume = 1000 cubic centimeters / (20 cm ×20 cm)Height of remaining volume = 1000 cubic centimeters / 400 square centimetersHeight of remaining volume = 2.5 centimeters
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