Dan makes a sand box for his school project that has a volume of 4.375 cubic feet. The base of the box is 2.5 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. How deep is the sandbox?
2.5 * 3.5 * d = 4.375
so
d = 4.375 / (2.5*3.5)
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so the answer is 0.5
To determine the depth of the sandbox, we need to divide its volume by the area of its base.
The volume of the sandbox is given as 4.375 cubic feet. We can denote the unknown depth of the sandbox as 'x' feet.
The base of the sandbox is a rectangle, with dimensions of 2.5 feet for the length and 3.5 feet for the width. Therefore, the area of the base can be calculated by multiplying these two dimensions: 2.5 feet * 3.5 feet = 8.75 square feet.
Now, using the formula for volume, which is equal to the area of the base multiplied by the depth, we can set up an equation:
Volume = Area of Base * Depth
4.375 cubic feet = 8.75 square feet * x feet
Dividing both sides of the equation by 8.75 square feet, we get:
x feet = 4.375 cubic feet / 8.75 square feet
Simplifying this, x = 0.5 feet.
So, the depth of the sandbox is 0.5 feet.