SOLUTION: Carlos wants to build a rectangular hot tub that is 4 ft high and holds 1000 cubic ft of water.what could the dimension of the base of Carlos hot tub be?

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Question 400994: Carlos wants to build a rectangular hot tub that is 4 ft high and holds 1000 cubic ft of water.what could the dimension of the base of Carlos hot tub be?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the dimensions of the base = x%2Ay
4%2Ax%2Ay+=+1000 ft3
divide both sides by 4
x%2Ay+=+250 ft2
x%2Ay+=+10%2A25 ft2
x%2Ay+=+12.5%2A20 ft2
and an infinite number of possibilities