What is the height of a right rectangular prism with a length of 2 cm, a width of 10 cm, and a volume of 75 cm3

? Write your answer in decimal form. Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth

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To find the height of a right rectangular prism, we can use the formula for the volume of the prism, which is given by:

\[ \text{Volume} = \text{Length} \times \text{Width} \times \text{Height} \]

In this case, we know the volume (75 cm³), the length (2 cm), and the width (10 cm). We need to solve for the height (h).

Using the formula, we can rearrange it to find height:

\[ h = \frac{\text{Volume}}{\text{Length} \times \text{Width}} \]

Substituting the values in:

\[ h = \frac{75 , \text{cm}^3}{2 , \text{cm} \times 10 , \text{cm}} \]

Calculating the denominator:

\[ 2 , \text{cm} \times 10 , \text{cm} = 20 , \text{cm}^2 \]

Now substituting that back into the equation for height:

\[ h = \frac{75 , \text{cm}^3}{20 , \text{cm}^2} = 3.75 , \text{cm} \]

Thus, the height of the right rectangular prism is:

\[ \boxed{3.75} , \text{cm} \]