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A rectangular prism has a volume of 80 m3. What is the length of the rectangular

base if it has a height of 10 m and width of 2 m?

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the length will be 4 m.
A rectangular prism has a volume of 80 m3. What is the length of the rectangular base-example-1
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Hey there!

The answer is 4 meters, or 4 m.

The formula for volume is lwh, or Length * Width * Height, so we can set up an equation plugging in the values we know:

lwh = V

l(2)(10) = 80

Simplify:

20l = 80

Divide both sides by 20:

l = 4

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