SOLUTION: A block of marble is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The block is 7 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 102 inches high. What is the volume of the block?

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Question 1032049: A block of marble is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The block is 7 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 102 inches high. What is the volume of the block?

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The volume of a rectangular prism is found by

We have to be careful to use the same units in each measurement...102 inches is really 8.5 feet...so we have
cubic feet

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