Question

A shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 8.5feet, a width of 2 feet, and a height of 3.5 feet. The container is completely filled withcontents that weigh, on average, 0.34 pound per cubic foot. What is the weight of thecontents in the container, 'to the nearest pound?

Answer 1

Given:

length=8.5 feet

Width=2 feet

height=3.5 feet

Solution:

volume of right rectangular prism=l*w*h

=8.5*2*3.5

=59.5

Content density=0.34 pound per cubic foot(Given in question)

Density=mass/volume

`0.34=\frac{weight\text{ of the content in the container}}{59.5}`
`\text{Weight of the content in the container=0.34}*59.5`
`\text{Weight of the conent in the container=20.23 pounds(to the nearest pound)}`