Question

Jethro wants a swimming pool in his backyard, so he digs a rectangular hole with dimensions 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of water will the pool hold?
A) 65 cubic feet of water B) 8000 cubic feet of water C) 4000 cubic feet of water D) 40,000 cubic feet of water

Answer 1

First find the perimeter. Then take the depth of the pool and multiply it by the perimeter.
Hope this helps

Answer 2

C) 4,000 cubic feet of water
Reason: 40x20x5
40x20=800
800x5=4,000