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Could you help me with this math problem? Please?
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organic gardening help
Harlie asked:


Matthew filled his garden with 12 cubic feet of organic dirt. The garden is a rectangular prism with a volume V equals l times w times h where l is length, w is width, and h is depth. If the garden is one and one-half feet deep and 2 feet wide, how long is the garden?

A. 2 feet

B. 3 feet

C. 4 feet

D. 5 feet

Comments

adaaro on 7 July, 2010 at 6:10 am #

its a b or c or d


pete on 7 July, 2010 at 11:38 pm #

Well you know that Volume = L x W x H
You know the volume in this case is 12 cubic feet, so 12 = L x W x H
You know H = 1.5 and W = 2, so 12 = L x 2 x 1.5, and this is 12 = L x 3.
So 12 / 3 will solve your problem (Answer C = 4 feet)


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