Question

A bathtub in the shape of a rectangular prism is 5 feet long, 3 1/2 feet wide, and 4 1/4 feet high. How much water could the tub hold?

Answer 1

The bathtub will hold 74.375 ft^3 (or cubic feet) of water. To find the volume of the rectangular prism shape, use the formula v=lwh, which means volume=length*width*height; where * is the symbol for multiplication.

Answer 2

Answer:  The bathtub can hold 74.375 cubic feet of water.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a bathtub in the shape of a rectangular prism is 5 feet long, $3\dfrac{1}{2}$ feet wide, and $4\dfrac{1}{4}$ feet high.

We are to find the volume of the water that the tub hold.

The volume of the water that the tub can hold is equal to the volume of the tub.

We know that

the VOLUME of a rectangular prism that is l units long, w units wide and h units high is given by

$V=lwh.$

Therefore, the VOLUME of the given tub is

$V=5\times3\dfrac{1}{2}\times4\dfrac{1}{4}=5\times\dfrac{7}{2}\times\dfrac{17}{4}=74.375.$

Thus, the bathtub can hold 74.375 cubic feet of water.