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Rectangular Prism Volume Application

Last updated almost 7 years ago

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Question 1

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A box of kitty litter is 5 inches wide, 4.5 inches long, and 12 inches high. If the box is half full, how many cubic inches are left in the box?
(hint: find total volume first)

Question 2

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A rectangular prism kiddie pool is 7 feet wide, 6 feet long, and 10 feet tall. When the day started the pool was completely full of water. After 3 hours, the water level had decreased by 1.5 feet. What would be the volume of water in the kiddie pool after 3 hours.
(hint: Which dimension would relate to water level? This must be decreased first.)

Question 3

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The volume of a rectantgular prism is 1025 cubic centimeters. If the length is 5 cm and the width is 10 cm, find the height of the prism.
(hint: Start with you formula, fill in what information you have and work from there)

Question 4

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Janice has a raised sand box in her backyard that is shaped like a rectangular prism. It has the dimensions of 6 feet by 3 yards by 1.75 yards. If sand costs $12 per cubic yard, how much will it cost for Janice to fill her sandbox?
(hint: all dimensions must be in yards first)

Question 5

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Barry has a rectangular prism shaped garden with the following dimensions, 4 feet by 2.5 feet by 2 feet. If soil costs $5.75 per cubic foot, how much will is cost for Barry to fill his garden with soil?
(hint: find volume in cubic feet first)