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What is the volume of a box with sides a,b, c?
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2. b= 3, c=2



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Straight (E) for me : we have no clue about a correct formula for the volume to apply :)

A box could be any shapes :)
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What is the volume of a box with sides a,b, c? 1. a=12/bc 2. 19 Oct 2007, 11:17
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Hello Fig

shouldn't the answer be (A)

since A=12/BC then ABC = 12

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Hello Fig

shouldn't the answer be (A)

since A=12/BC then ABC = 12

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The problem is that we do not know if the box is created only of rectangulars :)
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What is the volume of a box with sides a,b, c? 1. a=12/bc 2. 19 Oct 2007, 12:43
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Hello Fig

shouldn't the answer be (A)

since A=12/BC then ABC = 12

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The problem is that we do not know if the box is created only of rectangulars :)
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I see your logic

Thanks again

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Straight (E) for me : we have no clue about a correct formula for the volume to apply :)

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what would the other formulas be?

a cube = s^3 = s*s*s = a* b* c
a rectangular box = a* b* c
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What is the volume of a box with sides a,b, c? 1. a=12/bc 2. 19 Oct 2007, 12:59
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What is the volume of a box with sides a,b, c?

1. a=12/bc
2. b= 3, c=2
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buit I take A as box can be of only ractangle/square shape.

i believe gmat defines box as a ractangular shape with length, height and width.
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Straight (E) for me : we have no clue about a correct formula for the volume to apply :)

A box could be any shapes :)

what would the other formulas be?

a cube = s^3 = s*s*s = a* b* c
a rectangular box = a* b* c
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it can be a triangle box

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Straight (E) for me : we have no clue about a correct formula for the volume to apply :)

A box could be any shapes :)

what would the other formulas be?

a cube = s^3 = s*s*s = a* b* c
a rectangular box = a* b* c
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Well, we could have:
o 2 rhombus
o 4 rectangles

That gives us a shape matching a,b and c (making sense) yet we can not conclude because we need the heigth and the postions of these rhombus :)
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Straight (E) for me : we have no clue about a correct formula for the volume to apply :)

A box could be any shapes :)

what would the other formulas be?

a cube = s^3 = s*s*s = a* b* c
a rectangular box = a* b* c

it can be a triangle box

:)
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As well :)... Indeed :)



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