Question

find these (or similar) items in your house:
a cereal bowl a drinking glass a coffee mug
① which item has the greatest volume? _____________________________
② which item has the smallest volume? _____________________________
③ explain your answers to problems 1 and 2.
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Explanation:

1.

In general, a cereal bowl is designed to hold a larger amount of cereal (or other substances) compared to a drinking glass and a coffee mug. Its shape and typical size (wider and often deeper in a way that can hold more) mean it can contain more liquid or solid when filled, so it has the greatest volume among the three.

A coffee mug is usually smaller in capacity than a cereal bowl and often smaller than a drinking glass (though this can vary, but typically mugs are for a single serving of coffee, which is less volume than what a cereal bowl holds and often less than a standard drinking glass for water/juice etc.). So it has the smallest volume among the three.

For the first question, a cereal bowl is typically wider and has a larger internal space (when considering how much it can hold) compared to a drinking glass and a coffee mug. When you think about filling each with a liquid (like water), the cereal bowl can hold more liquid before overflowing, indicating a greater volume. For the second question, a coffee mug is designed to hold a single serving of coffee, which is a relatively small amount. Its dimensions (height and diameter) are usually such that its internal capacity is less than that of a cereal bowl and often less than a drinking glass (which might be used for larger servings of beverages like water or juice). So based on their typical uses and physical dimensions, the cereal bowl holds the most (greatest volume) and the coffee mug holds the least (smallest volume).

Answer:

a cereal bowl

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