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A pencil holder shaped like a triangular prisms height is 12 cm, and the volume of the pencil holder is 216 cm3. What is the area of the base of the pencil holder in square centimeters

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Answer:

The area of the base of the pencil holder in square centimeters is 18 square centimeters

Explanation:

The volume of a triangular prism is given as base area X height.

To get the base area, we can quickly shuffle the order of the terms to make sure that the base area is the subject of the formula.

Base area = volume of prism / height

Base area = 216/12 = 18 square centimeters

Therefore, the area of the base of the pencil holder in square centimeters is = 18 square centimeters

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