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a rectangular prism has a volume of 175 in3. The height of the prism is 7 in. The base is a square. What is the length of a side of the base?

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Hey there!

First, divide 175 by 7. You get 25. Since a sqaure has all equal sides, sqaure root 25. You get 5. The length of a side of the base is 5 inches. To check our work, multiply length times width times height. 5 x 5 x 7 =175. This is the volume. This confirms that the answer is 5 inches.

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