SOLUTION: A clay mold is shaped like an octagonal prism. It takes 4 pounds of clay to make a mold with a height of 15 inches, which of these is the area of one base? Use 1 pound=52.5 cubic i
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Question 1079309: A clay mold is shaped like an octagonal prism. It takes 4 pounds of clay to make a mold with a height of 15 inches, which of these is the area of one base? Use 1 pound=52.5 cubic inches. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In terms of units:
[ pounds ] x [ cubic inches / pound ] = [ cubic inches ] in3
Let = the area of the octagonal base in square inches in2
The area of the base is 14 square inches
