Mr carlo is building a storage box in his workshop. The space where he plans to put the box is 5 feet long by 2 feet wide. He wants the volume of the box to be at least 36 cubic feet, but no more than 56 cubic feet. How tall should mr. Carlo make the box? Explain

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Alec

17 February, 00:37

Mr carlo is building a storage box in his workshop. The space where he plans to put the box is 5 feet long by 2 feet wide. He wants the volume of the box to be at least 36 cubic feet, but no more than 56 cubic feet. How tall should mr. Carlo make the box? Explain

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Willie Mathews · Answer 1

If Mr. Carlo wants to have a volume to be between 36 and 56 cubic feet, you need to find a height that meets this requirement.

Use the formula for volume of a rectangular prism to guide you.

V = lwh

36 = 5 x 2 x h

36 = 10h

h = 3.6 feet

Or 56 = 5 x 2 x h

56 = 10h

h = 5.6 feet

The height would need to be between 3.6 and 5.6 feet.