Question

The dimensions of the rectangular prism or 3 1/4' feet by 2 1/2' feet by 5 feet. Lee found the volume by multiplying 12 1/2 by 3 1/4 Lola found the volume by multiplying 16 1/4 by 2 1/2 who is correct explain

Answer 1

A ha! This is a trick question. They are both correct! The rectangular prism's volume is 40.625. I tried it and did it on the calculator. And when I tried  Lee's AND Lola's way, I also got 40.625. So they are both correct. Hope this helps!