A tent has the shape of a triangular prism. The triangular end of the tent has a base that is 8 feet long and a height of 7 feet. The tent is 12 feet long from front to back.

What is the volume of the tent?

Question

A tent has the shape of a triangular prism. The triangular end of the tent has a base that is 8 feet long and a height of 7 feet. The tent is 12 feet long from front to back.

 

What is the volume of the tent?

jdoe0001 · Answer

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jdoe0001 · Answer

notice the end-sides are just a triangle, you've given the base of it, and height, recall that $\bf \textit{Area of a Triangle}=\cfrac{1}{2}\times base\times height$