Answer:
The answer to your question is 4 ft
Explanation:
Data
length = 2 ft
height = 5 ft
Volume = 40 ft³
width = ?
Process
A crate is a rectangular prism, so to calculate the volume we use
Volume of a rectangular prism = height x length x width
-Solve for width
width = Volume / height x length
-Substitution
width = 40 / (5 x 2)
-Simplification
width = 40/10
-Result
width = 4 ft