Ana finds the volume of a right rectangular prism with length 1/2 cm, width 1 1/2 cm, and height 2 cm using the cube method, Find the volume of the prism using the formula method. What answer should Ana get? Provide your answer as an improper fraction reduced to the lowest terms
Using the formula method, the volume of a right rectangular prism is given by V = lwh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.
Given:
l = 1/2 cm
w = 1 1/2 cm = 3/2 cm
h = 2 cm
Plugging in the values:
V = (1/2) * (3/2) * 2
V = 3/4 * 2
V = 6/4
V = 3/2
Therefore, Ana should get the volume of the prism as 3/2 units cubed.