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Related Benchmark: MA.912.G.7.7
Reporting Category: Geometry
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
Kendra has a compost box that has the shape of a cube. She wants to increase the size of the box
by extending every edge of the box by half of its original length. After the box is increased in
size, which of the following statements is true?
Answer Options:
A. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 112.5% of the volume of the original box.
B. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 150% of the volume of the original box.
C. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 337.5% of the volume of the original box.
D. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 450% of the volume of the original box.
B. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 150% of the volume of the original box.
C. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 337.5% of the volume of the original box.
D. The volume of the new compost box is exactly 450% of the volume of the original box.
Answer Key:
C
Item Context:
Mathematics
