Question

Trailers that travel on the road behind trucks are rectangular prisms. A typical height for the inside of these trailer is 108 inches. If the trailer is 8 feet wide and 20 feet long, what is the volume of the trailer?

Answer 1

The volume of trailer is approximately 1440 cubic feet.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Height, h = 108 inches

1 Foot = 12 inches

Width of trailer, w = 8 feet

`w = 8* 12 = 96\text{ inches}`

Length of trailer, l = 20 feet

`l = 20* 12 = 240\text{ inches}`

We have to find the volume of trailer.

Volume of trailer =

`V = whl`

Putting values, we get,

`V = 108* 96* 240 = 2488320\text{ cubic inches}`

1 cubic inch = 0.000578704 cubic feet

Volume =

`V = 2488320* 0.000578704\approx 1440\text{ cubic feet}`

Thus, the volume of trailer is approximately 1440 cubic feet.