a shipping crate carrying e readers has a length of 19 1/3 feet, a width of 7/23 feet, and a height of 7 5/6 feet. Whaat is the volume of the shipping crate? Show your work.
i know V=lwh , but I'm getting the wrong answer! Please help.
I got 58/3 x 23/3 x 47/6 = 62.698/54=1.1790/54
Then what? if that's even right? I need to make the answer a mixed fraction
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62.698/54=1.1790/54
how did you make this step?
62.698 ≠ 1.1790
I mutliplied 58x23x47 and got 62.698/54 then I divided 54 into that and got 1.1790. Obviously I'm not understanding something, going wrong here. I doubt the volume is that number and how do I make that a mixed fraction?
Sorry, Ms. Sue - I didn't understand the answer. I didn't mean to repost. Where are we suppose to ask questions?
If you had 47/5, how do you convert that to a mixed number? You do a division and see whether it comes out even.
47/5 = 9.4
So, now you know that you will have 9 + something.
9*5 = 45, so since 47= 45+2,
47/5 = (45+2)/5 = 45/5 + 2/5 = 9 2/5
You have 62698/54 = 1161.07
So, you know that you will have 1161 + something.
1161*54 = 62694, so
62698/54 = (62694+4)/54 = 62694/54 + 4/54 = 1161 4/54 = 1161 2/27
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wow what a long problem. Thanks for taking the time. Got it.
To find the volume of the shipping crate, you need to multiply the length, width, and height together. Let's break down the calculations:
First, convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions:
Length:
19 1/3 feet = (3*19 + 1)/3 = 58/3 feet
Width:
7/23 feet = 7/23 feet
Height:
7 5/6 feet = (6*7 + 5)/6 = 47/6 feet
Now, multiply the three fractions together:
Volume = (58/3) * (7/23) * (47/6)
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators (top numbers) together and the denominators (bottom numbers) together:
Volume = (58 * 7 * 47) / (3 * 23 * 6)
Evaluate the multiplication:
Volume = 18694 / 414
Now, to convert the answer to a mixed fraction, divide the numerator (18694) by the denominator (414):
18694 ÷ 414 = 45 remainder 104
The mixed fraction is formed by dividing the remainder (104) by the denominator (414):
Volume = 45 104/414 feet
So, the volume of the shipping crate is 45 104/414 feet.