Question

The volume of a rectangular prism is 72 cubic centimeters. The prism is 2 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters high What is the length of the prism?

Answer 1

9 cm

Explanation:

The volume of a rectangular prism can be calculated as

`V=\text{length}\cdot \text{width}\cdot \text{height}.`

Since the width is 2 cm and the height is 4 cm, then

`72=2\cdot 4\cdot \text{length},\\ \\\text{length}=(72)/(8)=9\ cm.`