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A house is 50.0 ft long and 26 ft wide and has 8.0-ft-high ceilings. what is the volume of the interior of the house in cubic meters and in cubic centimeters? 290

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The shape of the house is not specifically mentioned here so I assume that it has a conventional shape like that of a rectangular prism. A rectangular prism is like a shoe box, that has two bases, the one on top and at the bottom and 4 lateral sides. The volume of a rectangular prism is equal to

V = Area of base * Height

The area of base is also rectangular because of the given length of 50 ft and a width of 26 ft. Thus, the area of the rectangular base is

Area of base = 50 ft * 26 ft = 1,300 ft²

Then, we use the height which is equal to 8 ft to finally determine the volume.

Volume = (1,300 ft²)(8 ft)
Volume = 10,400 ft³
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