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The post office is now calculating the volume of packages to determine the shipping cost. if a box measures eight and a half inches long, five and one fourth inches wide, and seven inches high, what is its volume?

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The volume of a rectangular prism is equal to its length times its width times its height (lwh).

8.5 * 5.25 * 7 = 312.375

The volume of our box is approximately 312.38 inches
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