Compare Methods of Finding Volume Practice
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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 using the cube method. Each cube is 13 inch on each side. What is the volume of the prism? Provide your answer as a fraction reduced to the lowest terms.
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cubic inches
The volume of the right rectangular prism is calculated by multiplying the number of cubes in each dimension. In this case, it is 3 columns x 2 cubes high x 2 cubes deep = 12 cubes.
Each cube has sides of 1 inch, so the volume of each cube is 1 inch x 1 inch x 1 inch = 1 cubic inch.
Therefore, the total volume of the prism is 12 cubic inches.
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My apologies for the error. Let's recalculate the volume using the cube method.
The prism is made up of 3 columns, each with 2 cubes high, and 2 cubes deep. Therefore, the total number of cubes is 3 x 2 x 2 = 12 cubes.
Each cube has a volume of 1 inch x 1 inch x 1 inch = 1 cubic inch.
So, the total volume of the prism is 12 cubic inches.