2017 AMC 10B Problem 6

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Concepts:volumerectangular prismbounding to limit cases

Difficulty rating: 1070

6.

What is the largest number of solid 2in×2in×1in2\text{in} \times 2\text{in} \times 1\text{in} blocks that can fit in a 3in×2in×3in3\text{in} \times 2\text{in}\times 3\text{in} box?

33

44

55

66

77

Solution:

The volume of the large solid object is 332=183\cdot 3\cdot 2 = 18 and volume of the smaller object is 221=4.2\cdot 2\cdot 1=4. This means we can fit at most 44 of the small objects.

We can make this happen by putting 33 of the small objects in a 3×2×23 \times 2 \times 2 rectangular prism, and then we have a 3×2×13 \times 2 \times 1 space left where we can place one small object.

Thus, the correct answer is B .

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