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Ian has a flower pot in the shape of a rectangular prism. The base of the flower pot is 36 square inches. The flower he's planting needs the soil to be 3 inches deep. How much soil should Ian put in the flower pot?

How can we find the volume of the soil in cubic inches?

A. Multiply [tex]36 \times 3 \times 3[/tex]

B. Multiply the area of the base [tex]\times[/tex] height

C. Multiply [tex]36 \times 3[/tex]; area of base [tex]= 36[/tex] square inches

D. Divide the area of the base by 3

Answer :

To find out how much soil Ian should put in the flower pot, we need to determine the volume of the container that needs to be filled with soil.

The formula to find the volume of a rectangular prism is:

[tex]\text{Volume} = \text{Area of the base} \times \text{Height}[/tex]

According to the problem:


  • The area of the base is given as 36 square inches.

  • The required depth of the soil is 3 inches.


Therefore, to calculate the volume of soil needed, we use the formula:

[tex]\text{Volume} = 36 \times 3[/tex]

This calculation results in:

[tex]\text{Volume} = 108 \text{ cubic inches}[/tex]

Thus, Ian should put 108 cubic inches of soil in the flower pot.

From the given multiple-choice options, the correct answer is:

C. Multiply [tex]36 \times 3[/tex]; area of base [tex]= 36[/tex] square inches.

This calculation method is the direct application of the formula for volume of a rectangular prism, which considers both the area of the base and the height of the prism.

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