The volume of a rectangular prism is 72 cubic centimeters. The prism is 2 centimeters wide and 4 centimeters high What is the length of the prism?

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Nubteens · Answer 1 · 2020-03-05T14:24:48+0000

Answer:

9 cm

Explanation:

The volume of a rectangular prism can be calculated as

$V=\text{length}\cdot \text{width}\cdot \text{height}.$

Since the width is 2 cm and the height is 4 cm, then

$72=2\cdot 4\cdot \text{length},\\ \\\text{length}=(72)/(8)=9\ cm.$