Volume of a Right Rectangular Prism Quick Check
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Question
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An illustration shows a rectangular prism made of cubes placed as 3 columns, 2 cubes high and 2 cubes deep.
Find the volume of the right rectangular prism packed with 12 cubes. Each cube has an edge length of 1/2 inch.
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Responses
18 cubic inches
Start Fraction 1 over 8 End Fraction cubic inches
32 cubic inches
Start Fraction 3 over 2 End Fraction cubic inches
12 cubic inches
12 cubic inches
5 cubic inches
5 cubic inches
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18 cubic inches
Explanation:
To find the volume of the rectangular prism, you multiply the number of cubes by the volume of each cube. In this case, there are 12 cubes and each cube has a volume of (1/2 inch)^3 = 1/8 cubic inches.
So, 12 cubes * 1/8 cubic inches = 12/8 = 1.5 cubic inches = 18 cubic inches.