Denise is helping her dad build a clubhouse that is shaped like a rectangular prism. The height will be 8 ft. and the length will be 6 ft. If the volume of the clubhouse will be
288
ft.
3
, what will be the width?
A.
14 ft.
B.
10 ft.
C.
6 ft.
D.
4 ft.
The volume of a rectangular prism is found by multiplying the length, width, and height. We know the height is 8 ft and the length is 6 ft, so we can write an equation to solve for the width:
Volume = length × width × height
288 = 6 × width × 8
Simplifying and solving for the width, we get:
288 = 48 × width
width = 6
Therefore, the width of the clubhouse is 6 ft. The answer is option C.