Answer:
The number of candles made by the company is 42.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given information: Each candle (rectangular prisms) is 5cm long, 2cm wide, and 12cm tall.
The volume of a rectangular prisms is
[tex]V=l\times b\times h[/tex]
where, l is length, b is breadth and h is height.
The volume of each candle is
[tex]V=5\times 2\times 12=120[/tex]
The volume of each candle is 120 cm³.
It is given that the company used 5040 cm³ of wax. We need to find the number of candle did the company make.
[tex]\text{Number of candles}=\frac{5040}{120}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Number of candles}=42[/tex]
Therefore the number of candles made by the company is 42.
