A rectangular prism is packed with half inch cubes. It is 6 inches long, 10 cubes wide, and 5 cubes high. What is the prism's volume?
6*10*5 = 300
It has nothing to do with what is inside.
To find the volume of a rectangular prism, you need to multiply its length, width, and height.
In this case, the length of the prism is given as 6 inches. The width is 10 cubes, and the height is 5 cubes.
However, we need to convert the width and height to inches since the length is already given in inches.
Since each cube is half an inch, we can determine the width in inches by multiplying the number of cubes by 0.5 inches. So, the width in inches is 10 cubes * 0.5 inches/cube = 5 inches.
Similarly, the height in inches can be calculated by multiplying the number of cubes by 0.5 inches. So, the height in inches is 5 cubes * 0.5 inches/cube = 2.5 inches.
Now, let's calculate the volume:
Volume = length * width * height
= 6 inches * 5 inches * 2.5 inches
= 150 cubic inches.
Therefore, the volume of the rectangular prism is 150 cubic inches.