How to find the volume of a prism - ACT Math
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Solve for the volume of a prism that is 4m by 3m by 8m.
Solve for the volume of a prism that is 4m by 3m by 8m.
The volume of the rectangle
so we plug in our values and obtain
.
The volume of the rectangle
so we plug in our values and obtain
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A rectangular box has two sides with the following lengths:
and 
If it possesses a volume of 
, what is the area of its largest side?
A rectangular box has two sides with the following lengths:
If it possesses a volume of 
The volume of a rectangular prism is found using the following formula:
If we substitute our known values, then we can solve for the missing side.
Divide both sides of the equation by 12.
We now know that the missing length equals 7 centimeters.
This means that the box can have sides with the following dimensions: 3cm by 4cm; 7cm by 3cm; or 7cm by 4cm. The greatest area of one side belongs to the one that is 7cm by 4cm.
The volume of a rectangular prism is found using the following formula:
If we substitute our known values, then we can solve for the missing side.
Divide both sides of the equation by 12.
We now know that the missing length equals 7 centimeters.
This means that the box can have sides with the following dimensions: 3cm by 4cm; 7cm by 3cm; or 7cm by 4cm. The greatest area of one side belongs to the one that is 7cm by 4cm.
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A box's length is twice as long as its width. Its height is the sum of its length and its width. What is the volume of this box if its length is 10 units?
A box's length is twice as long as its width. Its height is the sum of its length and its width. What is the volume of this box if its length is 10 units?
The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is 
, where "
" is volume, "
" is length, "
" is width and "
" is height.
We know that 
and 
. By rearranging 
, we get 
. Substituting 
into the volume equation for 
and 
into the same equation for 
, we get the following:
units cubed
The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is
We know that
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A rectangular prism has the following dimensions:
Length: 
Width: 
Height: 
Find the volume.
A rectangular prism has the following dimensions:
Length:
Width:
Height:
Find the volume.
Given that the dimensions are: 
, 
, and 
and that the volume of a rectangular prism can be given by the equation:
, where 
is length, 
is width, and 
is height, the volume can be simply solved for by substituting in the values.
This final value can be approximated to 
.
Given that the dimensions are:
This final value can be approximated to
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