Question

Purnima filled her garden with 8 cubic feet of organic dirt. The garden is a rectangular prism with a volume V equals l times w times h where l is length, w is width, and h is depth. If the garden has a depth of 0.8 feet and is 2 feet wide, how long is the garden?

5 feet

2 feet

12.8 feet

3.2 feet

Answer 1

\[V=l w h\]

Answer 2

Replace V with 8
Replace h with 0.8
Replace w with 2 and solve for l

Answer 3

8/0.8*2=L
=> L = 8/1.6 =5feet