# a coal bunker... HELLP QUICK!

• January 14th 2008, 05:31 AM
Hatake_Naussica
a coal bunker... HELLP QUICK!
i need to find the volume of a coal bunker,
• January 14th 2008, 05:35 AM
colby2152
Split the bunker up into a rectangular prism and a triangular solid.

The volume of the base or rectangular solid is: $60*80*80 = 384,000$

The volume of the top of triangular solid is: $\frac{1}{2}*40*80*80 = 128,000$

Add these two separate volumes together for the total volume of the "rhombuslis prismus": $384,000+128,000=512,000$
• January 14th 2008, 05:38 AM
Hatake_Naussica
Thank You
thanks so much! a guy called mr fantastic just reported me... O_o... y? i dont get it...

THERE IS A SAINT OF MATHS... YOU.:D
• January 14th 2008, 05:50 AM
colby2152
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatake_Naussica
thanks so much! a guy called mr fantastic just reported me... O_o... y? i dont get it...

THERE IS A SAINT OF MATHS... YOU.:D

Well, I actually replied too quickly. I should have not given you the answer straight up. We are not here to supply you answers for your homeworks, quizzes, and/or tests. We are here to help you learn. Let this be a lesson learned for both of us. You should not ask for answers straight up, and with how your question was stated, I shouldn't have given you one.
• January 14th 2008, 06:50 AM
Soroban
Hello, Hatake_Naussica!

The front face is a trapezoid with parallel sides 60 and 100, and height 60.
Find its area.

Then multiply by the "thickness", 80.