Answer:
660 ft³
Step-by-step explanation:
The way I'm thinking of it, we can think of it as a triangle and then extruding out from that triangle for the length.
First, the triangle:
area = base * width / 2 = 12 * 10 / 2 = 60 ft²
volume = the triangle for the length
the length is 11 feet,
so we extrude that triangle for 11 feet to get
60 ft² * 11 ft = 660 ft³
we multiply 10 ft by 12 ft by 11 ft. there are 3 instances of ft, so the corresponding exponent is therefore ³.
another way to think of the extrusion is like a rectangular prism, the formula for a rectangular prism's volume is length * width * height. we're extruding from the bottom rectangle for the whole of the height, so we multiply the area of the bottom triangle (length * width) by height.
this might be confusing so let me know if you have any questions!
