Question

A local brick manufacturer has to ship a load of bricks to the job site. They want to know the best way to pack their shipping container: The shipping container is a rectangular prism with a length of 20ft, width of 5 feet and height of 8 feet. Each brick has the dimensions 1 ft x 1 ft x 2 ft. Help them get the job done by answering the below questions,

A. What is the volume of the shipping container?
B. What is the volume of each brick?
C. How many bricks can they fit in the the shipping container?​

Answer 1

A. 800ft³

B. 2ft³

C.400 bricks

Explanation:

We can solve question A by using the volume formula: l×h×w

Plug in the values and we get: 20×8×5= 800ft³

We use the same formula to find the volume of the bricks except now we're given there dimensions: 1×1×2= 2ft³

We can find the amount of bricks the shipping container can hold by dividing the volume of the container by the volume of the bricks:

800÷2=400

400 bricks can fit into the container