A wooden box (including the lid) has external dimensions of 40cm by 34cm by 30cm. If the wood is 1 cm thick, how many cm3 of wood are there in it?
Outer length = 40cm
Outer breadth = 34cm
Outer height = 30 cm
∴Outer volume of the box = 40 cm × 34 cm × 30 cm
= 40800 cm3
Thickness = 1 cm
∴Inner length = 40 cm - 1 cm = 39 cm
Inner breadth = 34 cm - 1 cm = 33 cm
Inner height = 30 cm - 1 cm = 29 cm
∴Inner volume of the box = 39 cm × 33 cm × 29 cm
= 37323 cm3
∴Volume of wood = 40800 cm3 -37323 cm3
= 3477 cm3