Holly works in a stable. She's throwing straw into a stall that's 12 feet long by 8 feet wide. If she throws 12 cubic feet of straw each minute, how many minutes will it take until the straw in the stall is 2 feet deep?

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mertsj · Answer

12 x 8 x 2 is the number of cubic feet of straw she must throw.

mathmate · Answer

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Can you see that when finished, the stall will have a "box" of straw 8'x12'x2' hight?

mathmate · Answer

*high

anonymous · Answer

@Mertsj but how can i figure out how many minutes that will take?

mertsj · Answer

She throws 12 cubic feet each minute so divide the number of cubic feet by 12 and that will be the number of minutes.

anonymous · Answer

amazing! thanks

mertsj · Answer

yw

anonymous · Answer

so is it 16?