A shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 14 feet, a width of 11.5 feet, and a height of 11 feet. The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0.94 pound per cubic foot. What is the weight of the contents in the container, to the nearest pound?

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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given that

L  = 14 ft.

W = 11.5 ft.

H  = 11 ft.

then

V = L x W x H

V = 14 x 11.5 x 11 

= 1771 ft.^3

if 0.94 pound per cubic foot

= 0.94 x 1771 

= 1664.74 lbs.