Question

Ruth's grandmother gave her a beautiful hand-carved cedar chest for storing sweaters. The chest is shaped like a rectangular prism and has a volume of 12 cubic feet. It is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide.
Which equation can you use to find how deep the chest is, d?

Answer 1

Answer:

The volume of a rectangular prism is calculated by multiplying its length, width and depth. Since the volume of Ruth’s cedar chest is 12 cubic feet and its length and width are 3 feet and 2 feet respectively, you can use the equation 12 = 3 * 2 * d to find the depth d of the chest. Solving for d, we get d = 2. So, the chest is 2 feet deep.