Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

April and Jasmine found the volume of the rectangular prism below.

5x8x6

April packed the rectangular prism with centimeter cubes to find the volume. She packed 4 layers of centimeter cubes. Each layer had 8 rows with 6 cubes in each row.

Jasmine multiplied the side lengths to find the volume.



One of the students made a mistake, and her work will result in an incorrect volume.

The student who made the mistake was
.April or Jasmine

Her mistake was
she did not multiply the correct numbers
she did not pack enough layers of centimeter cubes
she should have added the length sides
She packed too many centimeter cubes in each layer

The correct volume of the rectangular prism is cubic centimeters. 240 or 200 or 270

Answer 1

• April
• She did not pack enough layers of centimeter cubes
• 240 cubic centimeters

Explanation:

Dimensions of the prism is 5x8x6

April made a mistake, she packed 4 layers of unit cubes instead of 5 layers

Correct volume of the prism is:

• 5*8*6 = 240 cm³

Correct answer choices:

• April
• She did not pack enough layers of centimeter cubes
• 240 cubic centimeters