Monica is constructing a box in the shape of a right rectangular prism to hold grain on her farm. Use the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism to find the area of the base when the volume is 50 cubic feet and the height is 4 feet.(1 point) Responses 37.5 ft.2 37.5 feet squared 12.5 ft.2 12.5 feet squared 6.25 ft.2 6.25 feet squared 200 ft.2

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To find the area of the base of a right rectangular prism (box) given the volume and height, we can use the volume formula for a rectangular prism:

\[ V = \text{Base Area} \times \text{Height} \]

Where:

  • \( V \) is the volume
  • Base Area is the area of the base
  • Height is the height of the prism

Given that the volume \( V = 50 \) cubic feet and the height \( h = 4 \) feet, we can rearrange the formula to solve for the base area:

\[ \text{Base Area} = \frac{V}{h} \]

Substituting the known values:

\[ \text{Base Area} = \frac{50 \text{ ft}^3}{4 \text{ ft}} = 12.5 \text{ ft}^2 \]

So the area of the base is \( 12.5 \text{ ft}^2 \).

The correct response is:

12.5 ft.² or 12.5 feet squared.