volume of container = 12 x 8.5 x 4 = 408 cubic feet
weight = 0.25 pounds per cubic foot
0.25 x 408 = 102 pounds
You can find the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic foots and then multiply 0.25 to find the weigh in pounds of the contents that can be filled in the container.
The weight in pounds of the contents in the container is 102 pounds.
The volume of right rectangular prism is obtained by multiplying all 3 dimensional measures of that prism.
Thus, we have:
[tex]Volume = 12 \times 8.5 \times 4 \: \rm ft^3 = 408 \: \rm ft^3[/tex]
Since the volume obtained is in cubic foot, thus there can be as many as 408 cubic foots inside the container.
Since one cubic foot content weighs around 0.25 pounds, thus,
[tex]\text{1 cubic foot = 0.25 pounds}\\ \text{408 cubic foot = 0.25 times 408 pounds} = 408 \times 0.25 = 102 \: \rm pounds[/tex]
Thus, the weight in pounds of the contents in the container is 102 pounds.
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