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A shipping Containers in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 14.5 feet a width of 7 feet and a height of 11 feet the container is completely filled with the content with that weigh on average .99 pounds per cubic foot what is the weight of the contents of the container to the nearest pound

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Answer:

1127.7777778 pounds

Explanation:

A shipping Containers in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 14.5 feet a width of 7 feet and a height of 11 feet the container is completely filled with the content with that weigh on average .99 pounds per cubic foot what is the weight of the contents of the container to the nearest pound

Surface area of the rectangular prism

= Length × Width × Height

= 14.5 × 7 × 11

= 1116.5 cubic feet

1 container = 0.99 cubic feet

Hence = 1116.5 cubic feet/0.99

= 1127.7777778 pounds

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