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The sandbox at the playground is 2 ft tall. The area of the base of the sandbox is 80 square feet. How much sand does it take to fill the sandbox?

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(1*80)^2=160 the reason you double it is because the height is 2. So the answer is 160 square feet of sand.

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Answer:

\(160\ ft^{3}\)

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The volume of the sandbox is equal to

\(V=Bh\)

where

B is the area of the base of the sandbox

h is the height of the sandbox

we have

\(B=80\ ft^{2}\)

\(h=2\ ft\)

substitute

\(V=80*2=160\ ft^{3}\)

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