Question

Carson packed his movies in a box that is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The height of the box is 17 inches. The length of the box is 1.5 times the height. The volume of the box is 5,635.5 cubic inches. What is the width of the box?

Answer 1

Width: 13 inches

Explanation:

To find the width of prism you would have to divide the volume of the prism by the area of the cross section.

First calculate the area of the cross section of the prism:

17 × 25.5= 433.5

Then divide the cross section area by the volume:

5635.5 ÷ 433.5= 13

The width is 13 inches