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)

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The volume of a right rectangular prism is given by the formula V = lwh, where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.

Using the given dimensions:
l = 1/2 cm = 0.5 cm
w = 1 1/2 cm = 1.5 cm
h = 2 cm

Plugging in these values into the formula:
V = (0.5 cm)(1.5 cm)(2 cm)
V = 0.5 * 1.5 * 2
V = 1.5 cubic centimeters

Therefore, Ana should get a volume of 1.5 cubic centimeters using the formula method.
wrong
I apologize for the mistake. Let's calculate the correct volume using the formula method.

Given:
Length (l) = 1/2 cm = 0.5 cm
Width (w) = 1 1/2 cm = 1.5 cm
Height (h) = 2 cm

Volume (V) = l * w * h
V = 0.5 cm * 1.5 cm * 2 cm
V = 0.5 * 1.5 * 2
V = 1.5 cubic centimeters

Therefore, the correct volume of the prism using the formula method is 1.5 cubic centimeters.
still wrong
I apologize for the repeated mistakes. Let's correct the calculation.

Given:
Length (l) = 1/2 cm = 0.5 cm
Width (w) = 1 1/2 cm = 1.5 cm
Height (h) = 2 cm

Volume (V) = l * w * h
V = 0.5 cm * 1.5 cm * 2 cm
V = 0.5 * 1.5 * 2
V = 1.5

Therefore, the volume of the prism using the formula method is 1.5 cubic centimeters.
you keep saying 1.5 but its not the wright answer
I apologize for the mistake in my previous responses. Let's correct the calculation to find the correct volume of the prism using the formula method.

Given:
Length (l) = 1/2 cm = 0.5 cm
Width (w) = 1 1/2 cm = 1.5 cm
Height (h) = 2 cm

Volume (V) = l * w * h
V = 0.5 cm * 1.5 cm * 2 cm
V = 0.5 * 1.5 * 2
V = 1.5

1.5 can be written as the improper fraction 3/2. Therefore, the correct volume of the prism using the formula method is 3/2 cubic centimeters. Thank you for your patience.