A carpenter made a storage container in the shape of a rectangular prism. it is 5 feet high and has a volume of 720 cubic feet.

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A carpenter made a storage container in the shape of a rectangular prism. it is 5 feet high and has a volume of 720 cubic feet.

he wants to make a second container with the same height and volume as the first one, but in the shape of a triangular prism. what will be the number of square feet in the area of the base of the new container

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zimovet [89] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-25T17:57:13+03:00

zimovet [89]3 years ago

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Volume of a triangular prism = base area x height

720 = base area x 5

base area = 720 ÷ 5 = 144 ft²

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Answer: The base area is 144 ft²
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