Question

A swimming pool in the shape of a rectangular prism is 20.1 m long, 8.4 m wide, and 1.9 m deep. How much water can the pool hold?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The volume of a rectangular prism is:

`V = l xx w xx h`

Substituting and calculating `V` gives:

`V = 20.1"m" xx 8.4"m" xx 1.9"m"`

`V = 168.84"m"^2 xx 1.9"m"`

`V = 320.796"m"^3`

The pool can hold 320.796 cubic meters of water.