Question

Luke has a compost pit in his garden. The pit is 6 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. She plans to make it 1.5 feet deeper.

What will be the increase in the volume of the pit?
Answer

27 cubic feet

36 cubic feet

99 cubic feet

108 cubic feet

Answer 1

why rnt u getting it????/

Answer 2

Volume = length * breadth * depth

Earlier Volume

Volume =9 * 6 * 2 = 108 feet^3

Now depth is increased by 1.5 feet so

New Volume = 9 * 6 *3.5 =189feet^3

Increase Volume = 189 - 108 = 81 feet^3

Hope this helps! :D

Answer 3

yes thank-you!! =)