A rectangular pyramid has a volume of 10 cm3 . What is the volume of a rectangular prism given it has a congruent base and height to the pyramid?(1 point)

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The volume \( V \) of a rectangular pyramid is given by the formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times \text{Base Area} \times \text{Height} \]

In this case, the rectangular prism has the same base area and height as the pyramid. The volume \( V \) of a rectangular prism is given by the formula:

\[ V = \text{Base Area} \times \text{Height} \]

Since the rectangular prism has the same base area and height as the pyramid, we can express the volume of the prism in terms of the volume of the pyramid:

\[ \text{Volume of Prism} = 3 \times \text{Volume of Pyramid} \]

Given that the volume of the pyramid is \( 10 , \text{cm}^3 \):

\[ \text{Volume of Prism} = 3 \times 10 , \text{cm}^3 = 30 , \text{cm}^3 \]

Thus, the volume of the rectangular prism is

\[ \boxed{30 , \text{cm}^3} \]