Question

A shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 9 feet, a width of 12 feet, and a height of 14.5 feet. The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0.83 pounds per cubic foot. What is the weight of the contents in the container, to the nearest pound

Answer 1

1,300 lb.

Explanation:

V = 9 × 12 × 14.5 = 1566 ft³

1,566 × 0.83 = 1,299.78 ≈ 1,300 lb.