Question
PLEASE HELP !!!
A mason is putting in the foundation for a wall. His assistant digs a trench in roughly the shape of a rectangular solid measuring 50 ft. in length, 12 inches deep along both sides, and 12 inches wide at the top and bottom. How many cubic feet of earth did he remove (to the nearest tenth)?
A mason is putting in the foundation for a wall. His assistant digs a trench in roughly the shape of a rectangular solid measuring 50 ft. in length, 12 inches deep along both sides, and 12 inches wide at the top and bottom. How many cubic feet of earth did he remove (to the nearest tenth)?
Answers
Ms. Sue
V = LWH
V = 50 * 1 * 1
V = 50 * 1 * 1
JALEAH
V=LWH
V=50*12*12
V=7200
IS THAT CORRECT
V=50*12*12
V=7200
IS THAT CORRECT
Anonymous
No. Jaleah, that's wrong. You're given feet and inches. You nee dto convert inches to feet.