Aubrey has a new art box in the shape of a rectangular prism. The box is 12\text{ cm}12 cm12, start text, space, c, m, end text by 20\text{ cm}20 cm20, start text, space, c, m, end text by 5\text{ cm}5 cm5, start text, space, c, m, end text. The only thing in the art box is a new pink eraser with the dimensions shown below. What is the volume of the art box not taken up by the eraser?

Question:

Aubrey has a new art box in the shape of  a rectangular prism. The box is 5 inches  by 8 inches by 2 inches. The only thing in  the art box is a new pink eraser with the  dimensions shown below.

0.25 inches  by 1 inches by 2 in ches

What is the volume of the art box not  taken up by the eraser?

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Volume is calculated as:

First, we calculate the volume of the box:

Next, we calculate the volume of the eraser.

The volume not taken up is calculated as thus:

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