Question

3. Leo made a container to store his camping gear. The container is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The container has material covering all six sides. 6 ft 5 ft 7 ft

(a) What is the capacity of the container?
(b) How much material was used to make the container?​

Answer 1

(a) What is the capacity of the container?

Volume = length * width * height

V = 4ft * 2ft * 3ft

V = 24 ft³

(b) How much material was used to make the container?

Surface area = sum of 6 faces of the prism

4 ft x 3 ft = 12 ft² → 12 ft² x 2 = 24 ft²

4 ft x 2 ft = 8 ft² → 8 ft² x 2 = 16 ft²

2 ft x 3 ft = 6 ft² → 6 ft² x 2 = 12 ft²

Surface area = 24 ft² + 16 ft² + 12 ft² = 52 ft²

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