Compare Methods of Finding Volume Practice

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A rectangular prism made of cubes placed as 3 columns, 2 cubes high and 2 cubes deep.

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

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

In this case:
l = 1/2 cm
w = 1 1/2 cm = 3/2 cm
h = 2 cm

Now, we can plug in the values into the formula:

V = (1/2 cm)(3/2 cm)(2 cm)
V = 3/4 cm x 2 cm
V = 6/4 cm
V = 3/2 cm

So, the volume of the prism using the formula method should be 3/2 cubic centimeters.