Question

you are building a 3-foot tall chest. you want the volume to be 60 cubic feet. what should the area of the base be

Answer 1

You want the area of the base to equal 20 ft^2

Explanation:

Volume of a cube= (L)(w)(h)

Area of base = (L)(W)

60 cubic feet is the volume we are trying to acheive. Since the volume for a cube is (L)(w)(h), 3 needs to multiply by the area of the base to equal the volume. since 3 times 20 equals 60(You solve this by dividing 60 by 3) the base needs to equal 20ft^2.