EQUATIONS

1. Given the formula for the volume of a rectangle:

Volume = length x width x height

Solve the following problems

A. A rectangle has a length of 17, a width of 7 and a height of 6. What is its volume?
B. A rectangle has a volume of 260, a width of 3 and a height of 5.2  What is its length?
C. A rectangle has a length of 17.9, a height of 5.7 and a volume of 159.  What is its width?
D. A rectangle has a length of 19, a width of .2 and a volume of 6.8    Find its height

2. If a car is 20 feet long and 5 feet wide, how wide should a model be that is 3 feet long?
3. If an airplane is 175 long with a 27 foot wingspan, how long should a model be made that has a 16 inch wingspan?
 
 

ANSWERS
A. 714
B. 16.7
C. 1.6
D. 1.8
2 .8
3 116.7 inches