SOLUTION: Tony is buying a tent that is shaped like a triangular prism. the triangular opening is 6ft wide and stands up 5ft. the tent is 10ft long. If tents cost $1.10 for every cubic foot,

Question 447613: Tony is buying a tent that is shaped like a triangular prism. the triangular opening is 6ft wide and stands up 5ft. the tent is 10ft long. If tents cost $1.10 for every cubic foot, how much will this tent cost tony?
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of your triagle would be the area of the triagle, 1/2 5 *6 = 15 ft sq.
The length would be 10 feet, so 10 * 15= 150 feet cubed, times $1.10 pre cubic foot, equals $165.00.

Cleomenius.
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