Question

Find the volume of a rectangular block of ice 3 ft by 1 and one half
ft by one half
ft.
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Part 1
The volume of the rectangular block of ice is
  
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Answer 1

To find the volume of a rectangular block, you can use the formula:

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

For your block of ice, the dimensions are:

- Length = 3 ft
- Width = \(1 \frac{1}{2}\) ft = \(1.5\) ft
- Height = \( \frac{1}{2}\) ft

Now plug in the values:

\[
\text{Volume} = 3 \, \text{ft} \times 1.5 \, \text{ft} \times 0.5 \, \text{ft}
\]

Calculating this step by step:

1. Multiply the length and width:

\[
3 \times 1.5 = 4.5 \, \text{ft}^2
\]

2. Now multiply that result by the height:

\[
4.5 \, \text{ft}^2 \times 0.5 \, \text{ft} = 2.25 \, \text{ft}^3
\]

Therefore, the volume of the rectangular block of ice is:

\[
\text{Volume} = 2.25 \, \text{ft}^3
\]

So you can enter it as:

**2.25 ft³**