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An illustration shows a rectangular prism made of cubes placed as 3 columns, 2 cubes high and 2 cubes deep.
A right rectangular prism is made up of 12 cubes that are 1/2 -inch on each side. Use the cube method or the formula method to find the volume. Provide your answer as an improper fraction reduced to the lowest terms.
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To find the volume of the rectangular prism, we can use the formula:
Volume = length x width x height
In this case, the dimensions are 3 columns x 2 cubes high x 2 cubes deep. Therefore, the length is 3 x 1/2 = 1.5 inches, the width is 2 x 1/2 = 1 inch, and the height is 2 x 1/2 = 1 inch.
Plugging these values into the formula:
Volume = 1.5 x 1 x 1
Volume = 1.5
Therefore, the volume of the rectangular prism is 1.5 cubic inches.