Atraditional square bale of hay is actually in the shape of a rectangular prism its dimensions are 2ft by 2ft by 4ft how many square bales contain in the same amount of hay as one large round bale

About 4 square bales.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for calculate the volume of a rectangular prism is:

Where "l" is the lenght, "w" is the width and "h" is the height.

The  volume of a cylinder can be found with this formula:

Where "r" is the radius and "h" is the height.

Then, the volume of the traditional square bale which has the shape of a rectangular prism, is:

Since the radius of a circle is half the diameter, you can identify in the figure attached that the dimensions of a large round bale are:

Then its volume is:

Finally, dividing the volumes, you get the following result:

Therefore, you can conclude that  about 4 square bales contain the same amount of hay as one large round bale.

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