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Volume word problems: fractions & decimals

Jamie wants to know the volume of his gold ring in cubic centimeters. He gets a rectangular glass with a base 3 cm3\text{ cm} by 2 cm2\text{ cm} and fills the glass 4 cm4 \text{ cm} high with water. Jamie drops his gold ring in the glass and measures the new height of the water to be 4.25 cm4.25\text{ cm}.
What is the volume of Jamie's ring in cubic centimeters?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
cm3\text{cm}^3