You Have a Cube of Modeling Clay in Your Hands

question 18

Multiple Choice

You have a cube of modeling clay in your hands.Which of the following changes to the shape of this cube of clay will decrease its surface area relative to its volume?

• A)Pinch the edges of the cube into small folds.
• B)Flatten the cube into a pancake shape.
• C)Round the clay up into a sphere.
• D)Stretch the cube into a long, shoebox shape.
• E)Mould the clay into a pyramid.

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Definitions:

Exponential Distribution

Exponential distribution is a continuous probability distribution used to model the time between events in a Poisson process, characterizing occurrences that happen independently and at a constant average rate.

Probability Distribution

It is a mathematical tool that quantifies the probability of different outcomes in any given experiment.

Exponentially Distributed

Pertaining to a continuous probability distribution used to model the time between events in a process that occur continuously and independently at a constant average rate.

Probability Distribution

An equation in mathematics that calculates the likelihood of diverse outcomes in an experimental scenario.