Question

A set of small building blocks contains 48 blocks. The blocks are cube-shaped and have an edge length of 1/2 inch. If all the blocks in the set are used to build a rectangular prism, what is the volume, in the cubic inches, of the rectangular prism

Answer 1

6 in^3

Explanation:

Each block is a cube with edge length of 1/2 inch.

V = s^3

V = (1/2 inch)^3

V = 1/8 inch^3

Each cube has a volume of 1/8 cubic inch.

48 blocks have 48 times the volume of one block.

volume of prism = 48 * 1/8 in^3

volume of prism = 6 in^3