SOLUTION: A bedroom is 12 feet in length, 13'2 feet wide and 8 feet high. What is the volume?

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Question 162328: A bedroom is 12 feet in length, 13'2 feet wide and 8 feet high. What is the volume?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Volume for a rectangular solid is length times width times height.
Since one of your measurements is mixed feet and inches, we need to convert that measurements to feet.
W=13%2B2%2F12=156%2F12%2B2%2F12=158%2F12=79%2F6
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V=LWH=12%2879%2F6%29%288%29
V=1264
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The room has a volume of 1264 cubic feet.