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1. Amita wants to make a mold for a candle. She wants

the shape of the candle to be a rectangular prism
with a volume of exactly 28 cubic centimeters.
She wants the sides to be in whole centimeters.
How many different molds can she make?

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The volume of a rectangular prism is L • W • H

We are looking for whole numbers that multiply to 28.

So in total there are 10 possible molds.
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