A student wrote the following statement: “A hexagonal prism has a height of 15 inches and a base area of 20 square inches. The volume of the prism is 300 square inches.” Identif…

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Davide Patti · Answer 1 · 2021-03-23T14:34:04+0000

Answer:

The volume of the prism is 300 cubic inches not 300 square inches

Explanation:

we know that

The volume of the prism is equal to

V=Bh

where

B is the area of the base

h is the height of the prism

we have

$B=20\ in^2\\h=15\ in$

substitute

$V=20(15)=300\ in^3$

therefore

The volume of the prism is 300 cubic inches not 300 square inches