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
The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is V = lwh, where V is the volume, l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.
In this case, the volume is given as 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 = lwh
50 = lw(4)
50/4 = lw
12.5 = lw
The area of the base is 12.5 square feet.