Question

A pack of gum is in the shape of a rectangular prism with a length of 8 centimeters and width of 2 centimeters. The volume of the pack of gum is 48 cubic centimeters. What is the height of the pack of gum?

Answer 1

The height of the pack of gum is 48cm

Explanation:

The base solution is Volume = length x width x height, or V=lwh for short.

We can first put our numbers into the base equation.

48=(8)(2)h

Then we would follow as many steps of BEDMAS as possible

48=16h

Since we need to get the variable (h) by itself, we would subtract any unnecessary numbers from the right side of the equation. Since we remove numbers from one side of the equation, we always have to do the same to the other side of the equation.

48-16=16-16h

You're then left with your answer.

32=h