Question

the school bought a sandbox that measures 50 meters long 25 meters wide and 5 meters tall how many cubic meters if sand would you need to buy if each cubic meter of sand cost $1.50 how much money would it cost to fill the sandbox

Answer 1

Cost of sandbox = $9,375

Explanation:

Given:

Height of sandbox = 5 m

Length of sandbox = 50 m

Width of sandbox = 25 m

Cost of 1 cubic meter = $1.50

Find:

Cost of sandbox

Computation:

Volume of sandbox = (50)(25)(5)

Volume of sandbox = 6,250 m³

Cost of sandbox = 6,250 × $1.50

Cost of sandbox = $9,375