26) A drinking trough for horses is a right trapezoidal prism with dimensions shown below. If it is filled with water, about how much will the water weigh? (Hint: 1 m^3 of water weighs 1 metric ton)
27) Find the weight, to the nearest kilogram, of the cement block shown. Cement weighs 1700 kg/m^3.

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ok, so the first thing to do is find the volume of the trough :)

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can u do that?

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what is the formula for a right trapezoidal prism with dimensions? : (

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lol i dont know xD but that is how i roll ;)

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then how do you suppose i find the answer -_______- lol

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haha cause that's just how i am xD and ill explain my method which normally is the reason for the formula but since i dont know it ill just garantee that my reasoning isnt flawed :P

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this is wat i like to call the Hawk stype :P cause im winging it

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as u can see i just turned it into a cuboid and two triangular prisms

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and right there we can solve for the volumes of the three figures :)

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understand?

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wat? u dont trust me? -_-