A truck trailer has a length of 20 feet, a width of 8.5 feet and a height of 7.5 feet. A second trailer has a base area of 108 square feet and a height of 8.5 feet. Which trailer has the greater volume? How much greater is it?
to find base area you multiply the length x width, which for the first one is 170 feet, (20 x 8.5 = 170) opposed to the second one being only 108 feet.
