Question

A storage container is in the shape of a rectangular prism, with a length of 3 1 5 feet, and width of 1 3 4 feet, and a height of 2 1 4 feet. What is the container's volume?

Answer 1

Answer:

$12\dfrac{3}{5}$ cubic feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information:

$\text{Length of container}=3\dfrac{1}{5}=\dfrac{15+1}{5}=\dfrac{16}{5}$

$\text{width of container}=1\dfrac{3}{4}=\dfrac{4+3}{4}=\dfrac{7}{4}$

$\text{height of container}=2\dfrac{1}{4}=\dfrac{8+1}{4}=\dfrac{9}{4}$

Volume of a cuboid is

$V=length\times width \times height$

$V=\dfrac{16}{5}\times \dfrac{7}{4}\times \dfrac{9}{4}$

$V=\dfrac{63}{5}$

$V=12\dfrac{3}{5}$

Therefore, the volume of container is $12\dfrac{3}{5}$ cubic feet.