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5. A sandpit in the shape of a rectangular prism has length 7 feet, width 5 feet, and height 1.75
feet. It is filled to the brim with sand. Joe puts this sand into a second sandpit having the same
shape but a larger base. He needs 17.5 cubic feet of sand to fill the extra space inside the-
second sandpit. If the height of the two sandpits is the same, what are the dimensions of the
base of the second sandprt?
A. 5 feet x 2 feet
B. 10 feet x 7 feet
C. 9 feet x 5 feet
D. 20 feet x 25 feet