Use Figures A, B and C to answer Questions 40

Question

Use Figures A, B and C to answer Questions 40 - 44. Figure A is an 8-cm. cube. Figure B is eight, 4-cm cubes. Figure C is sixty-four, 2-cm cubes.  Topic: Cell Theory
-What Figure has the greatest volume (height x width x length x number of cubes)?
A) Figure A 
B) Figure B 
C) Figure C 
D) All of these have the same volume.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The volume of a figure in the context given (height x width x length x number of cubes) suggests that each figure is composed of a certain number of cubes, each contributing equally to the total volume. Since the question specifies calculating volume by multiplying dimensions by the number of cubes, and the answer choice D suggests all figures have the same volume, it implies that despite possible differences in shape or arrangement, the total number of cubes (and thus the total volume when considering each cube as a unit of volume) is the same for each figure. This means that each figure, regardless of its specific dimensions or configuration, contains an equal total volume when considering the volume contribution of each individual cube.