Problem:
A box 2 centimeters high, 3 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters long can hold 40 grams of clay. A second box with twice the height, three times the width, and the same length as the first box can hold grams of clay. What is ?
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Solution:
The volume of the second box is times the volume of the first box. Hence it can hold grams of clay.
The problems on this page are the property of the MAA's American Mathematics Competitions