Jack found the volume if prism pictured to the right by multiplying 5 x 8 and than adding 40 + 40 + 40= 120. He says the volume is in cubic inches. Jill says he did it wrong. He should have multiplied the bottom first (3 x 5) and then multiplied by height. Explain to Jill why Jacks method works and us equivalent to her method

Acompany produces packets of soap powder labeled “giant size 32 ounces.” the actual weight of soap powder in such a box has a normal distribution with a mean of 33 oz and a standard deviation of 0.7 oz. to avoid having dissatisfied customers, the company says a box of soap is considered underweight if it weighs less than 32 oz. to avoid losing money, it labels the top 5% (the heaviest 5%) overweight. how heavy does a box have to be for it to be labeled overweight?