The weight in pounds of the contents in the container is 288 pounds.
The volume of right rectangular prism is obtained by multiplying all 3 dimensional measures of that prism.
Given
A shipping container in the shape of a right rectangular prism has a length of 16 feet, a width of 8 feet, and a height of 4. 5 feet.
The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0. 50 pound per cubic foot.
The volume of the right rectangular prism is given by
[tex]\rm Volume = 16\times 8 \times 4.5\\\\ Volume=576 \ ft^3[/tex]
Since the volume obtained is in cubic foot, thus there can be as many as 408 cubic foots inside the container.
Since one cubic foot content weighs around 0.50 pounds, thus,
[tex]\rm 1 \ cubic \ foot=0.50 \ pounds\\\\ 576 \ ft^3=0.50 \times 576 =288 \ pounds[/tex]
Hence, the weight in pounds of the contents in the container is 288 pounds.
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