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A shipping container is 80 ft long and 2.5 ft wide. The amount of space inside is approximately 2,000 cu ft. How many feet high is the box? 12.5 20 25 ​

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Answer:

10

Explanation:

We use cubic units to measure volume. The formula for the volume or capacity of solid figures with a square or rectangular base is:

V=length⋅width⋅height=LWH

Plug the given numbers into this equation:

2000=80⋅2.5⋅H

2000=200⋅H

2000200=200H200

10ft=H

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