Jethro wants a swimming pool in his backyard, so he digs a rectangular hole with dimensions 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of water will the pool hold?
You just need to find the capacity (volume) of the swimming pool. Volume = length x width x depth = 40 x 20 x 5 = 4000 The pool will hold 4,000 cubic feet of water.
