Dennis uses a soft-sided foot locker to store his sports equipment in his bedroom. The foot locker is 38 inches long and 12 inches wide and has a volume of 7,752 cubic inches. What is the height (in inches) of the foot locker?

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To find the height of the foot locker, we can use the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism, which is given by:

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

We know the following values:

  • Volume = 7,752 cubic inches
  • Length = 38 inches
  • Width = 12 inches

We can rearrange the formula to solve for height:

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

Substituting the known values into the formula:

\[ \text{height} = \frac{7,752}{38 \times 12} \]

First, we need to calculate \(38 \times 12\):

\[ 38 \times 12 = 456 \]

Now we can calculate the height:

\[ \text{height} = \frac{7,752}{456} \]

Now, perform the division:

\[ \text{height} = 17 \]

Therefore, the height of the foot locker is

\[ \boxed{17} \text{ inches} \]