A boiler room has the shape of a rectangular prism. The area of the floor of the room is 112 square feet. The length of the room is 2 feet more than twice the width. The height is 1 foot greater than the width.What is the volume of the room in cubic feet? Do not include units in your answer.

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Problem 487PT: Find the volume of a rectangular room with width 12 feet, length 15 feet, and height 8 feet.
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A boiler room has the shape of a rectangular prism. The area of the floor of the room is 112 square feet. The length of the room is 2 feet more than twice the width. The height is 1 foot greater than the width.

What is the volume of the room in cubic feet? Do not include units in your answer.

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