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 ft.³ in the height is 4 feet
The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is given by:
Volume = length × width × height
We are given that the volume is 50 ft³ and the height is 4 feet. Substituting these values into the formula, we get:
50 ft³ = length × width × 4 ft
To find the area of the base, we need to find the values of length and width. To solve for these, we can rearrange the formula:
Length × width = Volume / height
Substituting the given values, we have:
Length × width = 50 ft³ / 4 ft
Length × width = 12.5 ft²
Therefore, the area of the base of the box is 12.5 ft².