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?

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01-04-2018
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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?

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nilbert nilbert · Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T21:28:00+02:00

nilbert nilbert

01-04-2018

Hi there!

Since the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism is length x width x height, we can divide the width and height from the volume to get the length.

72 / 2 / 4
= 36 / 4
= 9

So, the answer is 9 centimeters.

Hope this helps!

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