You are buying cereal for the local community food shelter. While shopping the cereal aisle you see three different sizes of Frosted Flakes © and decide that you will buy the family size, the regular size and even the miniature size. After reading the boxes you note the following dimensions of the boxes:  Family Size: Base of 12 inches, Width of 5 inches, and a Height of 18 inches  Regular Size: Base of 10 inches, Width of 2 inches, and a Height of 14 inches  Miniature Size: Base of 3.75 inches, Width of 0.45 inches, and a Height of 4.5 inches  What is the volume of the family size box?

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You are buying cereal for the local community food shelter. While shopping the cereal aisle you see three different sizes of Frosted Flakes © and decide that you will buy the family size, the regular size and even the miniature size. After reading the boxes you note the following dimensions of the boxes: 

Family Size: Base of 12 inches, Width of 5 inches, and a Height of 18 inches 

Regular Size: Base of 10 inches, Width of 2 inches, and a Height of 14 inches 

Miniature Size: Base of 3.75 inches, Width of 0.45 inches, and a Height of 4.5 inches 

What is the volume of the family size box?

 
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