Question

What is the volume of a rectangular crate that has dimensions 9 inches by 9 inches by 1 1/2feet?
a.1,458 in.3
b.121.5 in.3
c.1,012.5 in.3
d.36 in.3

Answer 1

@DaBest21 @welshfella

Answer 2

@misssunshinexxoxo

Answer 3

@vbroberson

Answer 4

@phi

Answer 5

first, can you change 1.5 feet into inches?

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

there are 12 inches in 1 foot
write the ratio times the number of feet
\[ \frac{12 \ inches}{1 \ foot} \cdot 1.5 \ feet\]
now multiply
can you do that ?

Answer 8

what numbers to multiply?

Answer 9

do u know the answer?

Answer 10

1 1/2 (or 1.5) can also be written as 3/2
so you can multiply two fractions
\[ \frac{12}{1} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \]

Answer 11

i still can't get the answer

Answer 12

are you saying you don't know how to multiply top times top and bottom times bottom
in \[ \frac{12}{1} \cdot \frac{3}{2} \]?

Answer 13

cross multiplication?

Answer 14

no, when you multiply two fractions you do
top times top
bottom times bottom
to get a new fraction

Answer 15

whats the answer the choices are at the top

Answer 16

if you would first change 1 1/2 feet into inches, we can get to the problem

Answer 17

idk how

Answer 18

I'm just going to choose an answer i think