Question

Jack wants to fill a rectangular box with sand. The length of the sand box is 3 feet, width is 6 inches, and height is 2.4 inches. Each bag of sand contains 0.15 cubic foot of sand. How many bags of sand will Jack need to fill the box completely?

[1 foot = 12 inches]

Answer 1

oo i want to fill a sand box

lol

Answer 2

is this multiple choice?

Answer 3

@maria_brianna

Answer 4

We can see by the provided evidence that it wants it in inches so lets start with that.

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

i meant that to jackthegreatest ^ lol

Answer 7

Alright lol, well lets begin by finding the area of the box to see how much sand we need. First multiply 36 by 6 and 2.4. When you have an answer just reply it alright?

Answer 8

its 518.4

Answer 9

Since we know this is the area because we multiplied the length by the width and the height we know exactly how many bags of sand to use. Just divide this number by .15 to see how many total bags we need and reply with your answer

Answer 10

i got 3456

Answer 11

Alright that should be the amount of bags of sand he needs to completely fill up the sandbox

Answer 12

yaay thank you!

Answer 13

You're welcome :)