Monica is constructing a box in the shape of a right rectangular prism to hold grain on her farm. Use the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism to find the area of the base when the volume is 50 cubic feet and the height is 4 feet
12.5 ft.2
6.25 ft.2
37.5 ft.2
200 ft.2
To find the area of the base of the rectangular prism, we can rearrange the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism, which is V = lwh, where V is the volume, l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.
Since we are given that the volume is 50 cubic feet and the height is 4 feet, we can plug these values into the formula and solve for the area of the base.
50 = lw(4)
To find the area of the base, we need to solve for lw.
lw = 50/4
lw = 12.5
Therefore, the area of the base is 12.5 ft^2.