Imagine that a rectangular prism similar to the one shown has a scale factor of 12 . What is the volume of the new rectangular prism? the height of the prism is 4m, the length is 5m and width is 6m. (1 point) Responses 30 cm3 30 cm cubed 60 cm3 60 cm cubed 120 cm3 120 cm cubed 15 cm3

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To find the volume of the new rectangular prism with a scale factor of 12, we first need to calculate the volume of the original rectangular prism.

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

\[ V = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height} \]

For the original prism:

  • Length = 5 m
  • Width = 6 m
  • Height = 4 m

Calculating the volume:

\[ V = 5 , \text{m} \times 6 , \text{m} \times 4 , \text{m} = 120 , \text{m}^3 \]

Now, since the scale factor is 12, the volume of the new prism will be scaled by the cube of the scale factor (because volume scales with the cube of linear dimensions).

Calculating the volume of the new prism:

\[ V_{\text{new}} = V_{\text{original}} \times (\text{scale factor})^3 \]

Substituting the values:

\[ V_{\text{new}} = 120 , \text{m}^3 \times (12)^3 \]

Calculating \( (12)^3 \):

\[ (12)^3 = 1728 \]

Now we can calculate the new volume:

\[ V_{\text{new}} = 120 , \text{m}^3 \times 1728 = 207360 , \text{m}^3 \]

Thus, the volume of the new rectangular prism is \( 207360 , \text{m}^3 \).

It seems that the options you provided (30 cm³, 60 cm³, 120 cm³, and 15 cm³) are much smaller than the actual volume. If you need the volume in cubic centimeters instead of cubic meters (1 m³ = 1,000,000 cm³), you can convert:

\[ 207360 , \text{m}^3 = 207360 \times 10^6 , \text{cm}^3 = 207360000000 , \text{cm}^3 \]

This indicates the responses provided do not match the actual calculations based on the volume and scale factor. Please check the scale factor or dimensions for consistency.

please simplify the answer

Let's simplify the final volume calculation step-by-step:

  1. Calculate the volume of the original rectangular prism: \[ V = \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height} = 5 , \text{m} \times 6 , \text{m} \times 4 , \text{m} = 120 , \text{m}^3 \]

  2. Calculate the scale factor's effect on volume: Since the scale factor is 12, the volume of the new rectangular prism is calculated by cubing the scale factor: \[ \text{Scale factor}^3 = 12^3 = 1728 \]

  3. Calculate the volume of the new rectangular prism: \[ V_{\text{new}} = V_{\text{original}} \times 1728 = 120 , \text{m}^3 \times 1728 \] Now calculating this: \[ 120 \times 1728 = 207360 , \text{m}^3 \]

Now, if you want to express this in simpler terms without significant digits, the final simplified answer can be written as: \[ \text{Volume of the new rectangular prism} = 207360 , \text{m}^3 \]

You can also convert this to cubic centimeters if needed (since \( 1 , \text{m}^3 = 1,000,000 , \text{cm}^3 \)): \[ 207360 , \text{m}^3 = 207360000000 , \text{cm}^3 \]

Therefore, the simplified volume of the new rectangular prism is:

207360 m³ or 207360000000 cm³.

so the answer would be which of these?
30 cm3 30 cm cubed 60 cm3 60 cm cubed 120 cm3 120 cm cubed 15 cm3

Given the calculations we did earlier, the new volume of the prism based on the scale factor and original measurements is significantly larger than any of the provided options. The volume we calculated was 207360 m³, which is equivalent to 207360000000 cm³.

Since none of the provided options (30 cm³, 60 cm³, 120 cm³, or 15 cm³) matches this volume, there seems to be a misunderstanding or confusion in the question or options provided.

If your question or the scale factor was different or if you meant to compute in a more constrained scenario, please clarify. Otherwise, based on the data you provided, none of the multiple-choice answers are correct for the calculated volume of the new rectangular prism.