Question

If the height of a rectangular prism is cut in half, which of the following statements would be true?

The volume would be divided by 1/2

1/2 would be added to the volume.

The volume would be multiplied by 1/2

1/2 would be subtracted from the volume.

Answer 1

It would be the last on, “1/2 would be subtracted from the volume”. The reason why it is not “The volume would be divided by 1/2” is because you would need to divide the volume by 2.

Answer 2

If the height of a rectangular prism is cut in half, the statement "The volume would be multiplied by 1/2" would be true.