A Science teacher handed each of her pupils a rectangular flower pot 6 In by 5 in. The entire class was brought to the school garden and the pupils were asked to fill up their flower pot with soil until it reaches the height of 8 in. How much soil will be needed by each pupil? In the given problem, we are asked to find the amount of soil needed to fill the flower pot up to the height of 8 inches. Let us visualize the problem. 2. Suppose a pupil was able to fill in an amount of soil up to the height of h in: = 30 in² x 2 in = 60 in³ Notice that an amount of soil occupies a space representing the volume. Since there are 3 dimensions, area (length and width) and height, we write volume in cubic units. h V= A x h This means that volume is just the product of the three dimensions, Area (length x width) and height of the rectangular prism. 4. Suppose a pupil was able to fill in an amount of soil up to the height of 8 in (as stated in the problem: V = A xh = 30 in² x 8 in = 240 in³ This means that the total amount of soil to be put in the flower pot is 240 in³. Therefore, each pupil would need 240 in of soil in their flower pot. L C​