Question

Question

Ana finds the volume of a right rectangular prism with length 1/2 cm, width 1 1/2 cm, and height 2 cm using the cube method. Find the volume of the prism using the formula method. What answer should Ana get? Provide your answer as an improper fraction reduced to the lowest terms.(1 point)
cubic centimeters

Answer 1

Using the formula method, the volume of a right rectangular prism is found by multiplying the length, width, and height together.

Volume = Length x Width x Height
Volume = (1/2) cm x (3/2) cm x 2 cm
Volume = 1/2 x 3/2 x 2
Volume = 3/4 x 2
Volume = 6/4
Volume = 3/2

Therefore, Ana should get a volume of 3/2 cubic centimeters for the prism.