Question

Leo made a container to store his camping gear. The container is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The container has material covering all six sides.

Length = 4ft
width = 2ft
Height = 3ft
What is the capacity of the container?
How much material was used to make the container?

Answer 1

volume
=4×3×2
=24 cube ft
material
=2(4×2)+2(2×3)+2(3×4)
=16+12+24
=52 square ft

Answer 2

Volume = L x W x H = 4 x 2x 3 = 24 cubic feet.

Material needed

There are two sides that are 4 x 3, two sides that are 4 x 2 and 2 sides that are 3 x 2:

= 2(4x3) + 2(4x2) +2(3x2)

= 24 + 16 + 12

= 52 square feet.