Question

Ambria received flowers for Valentine's Day that were in a vase shaped like a rectangular prism. If the vase measured 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 10 inches high and was filled with water 4 inches from the top, what is the volume of the water that will be in the vase?

Answer 1

Answer:
`432\ in.^3`

Explanation:

Given

The dimension of a rectangular prism is
`12* 6* 10\ in.^3`

Water is filled
`4\ in.` from the top i.e.
`10-4=6\ in.` high

base area for the water is the same i.e.
`12\ in.* 6\ in.`

The volume of rectangular prism is
`l* b* h`

The volume of water in the vase is given by

`\Rightarrow V=12* 6* 6=432\ in.^3`