SOLUTION: One of the first computers was in the shape of a huge box. It was 96 feet long and 2.5 feet wide. The amount of space inside was approximately 3,000 cubic feet. How many feet high

Question 629394: One of the first computers was in the shape of a huge box. It was 96 feet long and 2.5 feet wide. The amount of space inside was approximately 3,000 cubic feet. How many feet high was the computer?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
To find the volume we multiply height,width & depth.
So the formula is:
V=hbd
Fill in the values:
3000=96(2.5)h
3000=240h
Divide by 240
Height is 12.5 feet
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
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