Question

You own a truck that has a trailer in the shape of a rectangular prism. It has a height of 15 m and a length of 40 m, and a width of 10 m. If you wish to fill this trailer with 5m x 5m x 5m cubic boxes, how many boxes will fit into the trailer?

48 boxes

600 boxes

1,200 boxes

240 boxes

Answer 1

48 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

First, find the volume of the rectangular prism (l*w*h) to find out how much it can hold.

15*40*10= 6,000

Then, find the volume of the cubic boxes (l*w*h) to find how much space each of them take up.

5*5*5= 125

Finally, divide the rectangular prism's volume by the boxes' to find out how many can fit inside.

6,000/125= 48 boxes