document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618756>Question 618756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a trapeziod prism has an area of 58m squared.  The height of the prism is 18 in.  wht is the volume.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did  58 m squared. X 28 in = 1044 m cubed.  Am I correct </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389133 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=389133\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not quite. You need to get the units straight.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the area of the base is 58 square meters, and the height is given in inches, you need to convert one of those measurements to the units in the other one, to have an answer in terms of some reasonable unit.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could convert the height to meters by multiplying times (0.0254 m/1 inch).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height in meters would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = (18 inch) X (0.0254 meter/1 inch) = 0.457 meter<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V = (58 square meter) X (0.457 meter) = 26.5 cubic meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, indicating all the operations in one step,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = (58 square meter) X (18 inch) X (0.0254 m/1 inch) = 26.5 cubic meters </SPAN>\n" );
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