Maria's dad is building a square sandbox with sides 8 feet long. He wants to put sand 1.25 feed deep in the box. How much sand should Maria's dad order?
8*8*1.25 cubic feet , not feed, that's for the birds
Volume, l*h*w
The length and width are 8, and the height is 1.25
8*8*1.25
Maria's dad is building a square sandbox with sides 8 feet long. He wants to put sand 1.25 feed deep in the box. How much sand should Maria's dad order?
8 x 1.25
To find out how much sand Maria's dad should order, we need to calculate the volume of the sandbox.
The volume of a cube (or a square prism) can be found by multiplying the length, width, and height.
In this case, since the sandbox is square, all sides are the same length (8 feet). The height of the sand is given as 1.25 feet.
So, to find the volume, we can multiply 8 feet (length) by 8 feet (width) by 1.25 feet (height):
Volume = 8 ft × 8 ft × 1.25 ft
Simplifying this calculation, we have:
Volume = 64 ft² × 1.25 ft
Volume = 80 ft³
Therefore, Maria's dad should order 80 cubic feet of sand for the sandbox.