shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 2 feet, a width of 5 feet, and a height of 1.5 feet. The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0.72 pound per cubic foot. What is the weight of the contents in the container, to the nearest pound?

shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 2 feet, a width of 5 feet, and a height of 1.5 feet. The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0.72 pound per cubic foot. What is the weight of the contents in the container, to the nearest pound?

Elementary Geometry for College Students

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285195698

Author:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

Publisher:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. Koeberlein

Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids

Section9.1: Prisms, Area And Volume

Problem 38E: In excavating for a new house, a contractor digs a hole in the shape of a right rectangular prism....

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