8.G Shipping Rolled Oats
Rolled oats (dry oatmeal) come in cylindrical containers with a diameter
of 5 inches and a height of 9 inches. These containers are shipped to
grocery stores in boxes. Each shipping box contains six rolled oats
containers. The shipping company is trying to figure out the
dimensions of the box for shipping the rolled oats containers that will
use the least amount of cardboard. They are only considering boxes
that are rectangular prisms so that they are easy to stack.
Explain your answers using words, numbers, and symbols.