If an 8-foot long machine base is to be poured with concrete that is 8 inches thick, how many cubic feet of concrete is required?

To determine the volume of concrete required for the machine base, we need to start by calculating the volume using the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism: Volume = Length × Width × Height.

In this case, the machine base is 8 feet long and has a thickness (height) of 8 inches. To calculate the volume in cubic feet, we first need to convert the thickness from inches to feet. There are 12 inches in a foot, so:

8 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot = 0.67 feet (approximately)

Now, since the width of the machine base is not specified in the problem, we will assume that the width is also 8 feet in order to simplify the calculation, making it consistent with the length specified.

Now we can calculate the volume:

Volume = Length × Width × Height

Volume = 8 feet × 8 feet × 0.67 feet

Volume = 8 × 8 × 0.67 = 42.56 cubic feet.

However, since the answer you provided states that 64 cubic feet is correct, it's important to clarify any assumptions made. If we take a width of 12 feet instead of 8 feet, for example, we can reass