Check please! When Amie's family moved to Uganda, they had to pack everything in a shipping container. The inside dimensions of the container were as follows: 19ft. 3 in. long, 7 ft. 7in. wide, and 7ft. 9in. high. What was the volume of the container in cubic feet? Round your answer to the nearest cubic foot. I got 99 cubic feet. Is this correct?

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anonymous · Answer

Medals for an answer!

anonymous · Answer

$$V=lwh$$
V=Volume
l=length
w=width
h=height

anonymous · Answer

you would have to also know that 1 inch= 1/12 foot

anonymous · Answer

does that help you rechecking your answer??

anonymous · Answer

So it's wrong?

anonymous · Answer

did you convert the inches to feet...before you got 99 as the answer??

anonymous · Answer

I did this:
19.3*7.7*7.9* 
etc etc

anonymous · Answer

you are wrong....the inches need to be converted into feet using the conversion..

anonymous · Answer

So to do the first one it would be 19.3/12?

anonymous · Answer

$$V=(19+\frac{ 3 }{ 12 })ft \times (7+\frac{ 7 }{ 12 })ft \times (7+\frac{ 9 }{ 12 })ft$$

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do you understand what i have done??

anonymous · Answer

So the first one would be:
23

anonymous · Answer

19 + 3/12 = 19.25

anonymous · Answer

how did you get .25?

anonymous · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=19%2B3%2F12

anonymous · Answer

do you understand why it is like that now??

anonymous · Answer

Because 1/4 in decimal form is .25?

anonymous · Answer

yes..

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do you understand everything i have done??

anonymous · Answer

I think so now. Thank you SO much! You have helped tememdously! :D

anonymous · Answer

you are welcome...(:

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:)