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A stack of lumber is 8 feet wide, 5 feet high, and 2 feet long. Give the volume of the stack

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A stack of lumber is 8 feet wide, 5 feet high, and 2 feet long. Give the volume of the stack

The lumber stack is a rectangular solid. The Volume V is found from the length (l), width (w), and height (h) by:
V = lwh

Plugging in our given values, we get:
V = 2 * 8 * 5
V = 80 cubic feet
 
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