A shipping box in the shape of a rectangular prism has a base area of 16 square feet and a height of 6 feet. What is the volume in cubic square feet?

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Answer:

The volume of the shipping box is 96 cubic square feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

A rectangular prism is a three-dimensional shape with six faces, all of which are rectangles. It’s also known as a cuboid or simply a box. Every rectangular prism has:

8 vertices

12 edges

6 faces

To calculate the volume of a rectangular prism, we use the following formula:

[ \text{Rectangular prism volume} = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height} ]

Given that the base area (length × width) is 16 square feet and the height is 6 feet, we can find the volume:

First, let’s find the length and width. Since the base area is 16 square feet, we have:

[ \text{Base area} = \text{length} \times \text{width} = 16 , \text{ft}^2 ]

Solving for either the length or width, we get:

[ \text{length} \times \text{width} = 16 , \text{ft}^2 ] [ \text{length} = \frac{16}{\text{width}} ]

Now, let’s use the volume formula:

[ \text{Volume} = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height} ] [ \text{Volume} = \left(\frac{16}{\text{width}}\right) \times \text{width} \times 6 ] [ \text{Volume} = 96 , \text{ft}^3 ]

Therefore, the volume of the shipping box is 96 cubic square feet.

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