Question

an orchard employee wants to build 5 new raised garden beds for strawberies a raise garden bed is a rectangular prism that is 6 feet long 2 feet wide and 1 foot tall how much soil is needed to fill of the garden beds

Answer 1

To find out how much soil is needed to fill the raised garden beds, we first need to calculate the volume of a single raised garden bed.

The formula for the volume \( V \) of a rectangular prism is given by:

\[
V = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height}
\]

For one raised garden bed:

- Length = 6 feet
- Width = 2 feet
- Height = 1 foot

Plugging in these values:

\[
V = 6 \, \text{feet} \times 2 \, \text{feet} \times 1 \, \text{foot} = 12 \, \text{cubic feet}
\]

Now, since the orchard employee wants to build 5 raised garden beds, we multiply the volume of one bed by the number of beds:

\[
\text{Total Volume} = 12 \, \text{cubic feet} \times 5 = 60 \, \text{cubic feet}
\]

Therefore, the total amount of soil needed to fill all 5 garden beds is **60 cubic feet**.