Question

A rectangular prism has a length of 4 1/2 millimeters, a width of 4 1/2 millimeters, and a height of 6 millimeters.

Sally has a storage container for the prism that has a volume of 143 cubic millimeters.

What is the difference between the volume of the prism and the volume of the storage container?

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Answer 1

21 1/2

Explanation:

Answer 2

Volume of a rectangular prism is found by multiplying the length by the width by the height. The volume of our given prism would be
V = (4 1/2)(4 1/2)(6)
Converting the fractions to mixed numbers we have
V = (9/2)(9/2)(6/1) = 486/4 = 121.5

The storage container has a volume of 143, so the difference is 143 - 121.5 = 21.5 cubic mm.