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a clothing truck is shaped like a rectangular prism.The volume of the truck is 15 ft. The area of the base of the container is 6 ft squared .What is the height

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Answer:

2.5 ft

Explanation:

A rectangular prism's volume is given by it's base area multiplied by it's height:


V = A_b * h

In this problem, we are given the volume and the base area, so we need to solve for h:


h = (V)/(A_b)


h = (15)/(6) = 2.5

The units are feet, so the answer is 2.5 ft.

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