Question

A shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 10 feet, a width of 6.5 feet, and a height of 2 feet. The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0.7 pound per cubic foot. What is the weight, in pounds, of the contents in the container?

Answer 1

To find the weight of the contents in the container, you multiply the container's volume (130 cubic feet) by the average weight of the contents per cubic foot (0.7 pounds), resulting in a total weight of 91 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the weight of the contents in the container, we first need to find the volume of the right rectangular prism-shaped shipping container and then multiply it by the average weight per cubic foot of the contents. The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is volume = length × width × height.

Given the dimensions of the container:

• Length = 10 feet
• Width = 6.5 feet
• Height = 2 feet

We calculate the volume as follows:

volume = 10 ft × 6.5 ft × 2 ft = 130 cubic feet.

The weight of the contents per cubic foot is 0.7 pounds. Thus, the total weight of the contents in the container is:
weight = volume × average weight per cubic foot
weight = 130 cubic feet × 0.7 pounds/cubic foot = 91 pounds.

Therefore, the contents in the container weigh 91 pounds.