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A candy store is building a display with two rectangular prism.The base of each prism is a square with an edge length of 5 inches.One prism is 12 inches tall and the other is twice as tall.The two prisms are stacked so that the pieces do not overlap . what is the total volume of the display?

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The volume of the display is 900 cubic inches.

The formula for the volume of a prism is L x W x H.

In the small shape, we have: 5 x 5 x 12 = 300
In the large shape, we have: 5 x 5 x 24 = 600

Add them together and we have 900 cubic inches.
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