after an ice began to melt out from the freezer, in the first hour lost 3 / 4, in the second hour lost 3 / 4 of its remaining. if after two hours, the volume is 0.3 cubic inches, what is the original volume of the cubic ice, in cubic inches?  Select the correct option
A) 2.5 B) 3.0 C) 4.8 D) 6.5 E) 8.0
<gadget id="calculator">1 / 4</gadget>
<output>1/4 = around 0.25</output>

<gadget id="calculator">0.3 / (1/4)</gadget>
<output>1.2</output>

<gadget id="calculator">1.2 / (1/4)</gadget>
<output>4.8</output>

<result>C</result>
after an ice began to melt out from the freezer, in the first hour lost 3 / 4, in the second hour lost 3 / 4 of its remaining. if after two hours, the volume is 0.3 cubic inches, what is the original volume of the cubic ice, in cubic inches?
divide(divide(0.3, const_0_25), const_0_25)
"let initial volume of ice be = x ice remaining after 1 hour = x - 0.75 x = 0.25 x ice remaining after 2 hour = ( 1 / 4 ) x - ( 3 / 4 * 1 / 4 * x ) = ( 1 / 16 ) x ( 1 / 16 ) x = 0.3 x = 4.8 alternate solution : try to backsolve . initial volume = 4.8 after one hour - - > ( 1 / 4 ) 4.8 = 1.2 after two hours - - > ( 1 / 4 ) 1.2 = 0.3 answer : c"