A truck with a bed that is 8 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet high is delivering sand for a sand sculpture competition. How many trips must the truck make to deliver 300 cubic feet of sand?

To find out how many trips the truck must make to deliver 300 cubic feet of sand, we need to calculate the volume of sand the truck can carry in one trip.

The volume of a rectangular prism is given by the formula V = lwh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height. Substituting the given values, we have V = 8 * 5 * 3 = 120 cubic feet.

Now we can divide the total volume of sand needed (300 cubic feet) by the volume the truck can carry in one trip (120 cubic feet) to find the number of trips. 300 / 120 = 2.5 trips. Since we can't make a fraction of a trip, the truck must make 3 trips to deliver 300 cubic feet of sand.

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First, let's see how much sand the truck can carry in one trip. We do this by finding the volume of the bed. We do this by multiplying the length*width*height. This is equal to 8*5*3 = 120 cubic feet.

Now, we divide 300 by 120 to see how many trips the truck will need to make. This is equal to 2.5. Because the truck can not make half a trip, the truck will need to make 3 trips.