Question

A mason is putting in the foundation for a wall his assistant digs a trench in roughly the shape of a rectangle or solid measuring 50 feet in length 12 inches deep along both sides and 12 inches wide at the top and bottom how many cubic feet of earth did he removed

Answer 1

V = LWH

V = 50 * 1 * 1 is the answer

Answer 2

50 cube feet of earth is removed.

Explanation:

Given : A mason is putting in the foundation for a wall his assistant digs a trench in roughly the shape of a rectangle or solid measuring 50 feet in length 12 inches deep along both sides and 12 inches wide at the top and bottom.

To find : How many cubic feet of earth did he removed?

Solution :

The roughly shape of foundation is rectangle or cuboid.

The length is 50 feet.

The Breadth is 12 inches

We know, 1 feet = 12 inches

or 1 inches =
`(1)/(12)` feet

So, 12 inches =
`(12)/(12)=1ft.`

The height is 12 inches = 1 feet.

Now, The volume of the rectangle is

`V=l* b* h`

`V=50* 1* 1`

`V=50 ft^3`

Therefore, 50 cube feet of earth is removed.