Name _______________________________________
Date _________________________
A cereal company decided to increase the height of its boxes by 20%.
If the volume remains the same, what could be the new dimensions of
the width and length? Does it make sense to have a cereal box with
these dimensions?
The original dimensions are as follows: length = 20 cm, height = 40 cm, and width = 30 cm.
List important facts from the problem here. Check the strategies that could be
What is the question?
Work it out here. Number your steps as you go.
used to solve this problem:
Guess, check and revise
Draw a picture or make a model
Make an organized list
Make a table, chart, tree
diagram or Venn diagram
Solve a simpler problem
Use an operation, formula or
equation
Work backwards
Look for a pattern
Other __________________
Now, circle the strategy that you will
use to solve this problem.