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PLEASE HELP!!! The length, width, and height of a right rectangular prism are doubled. What will be the effect on the volume of the prism?

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It will increase in the length, width, and height x2 because it’s doubled
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Answer:

The volume is multiplied by 8.

Step by step explanation:

Let the length equal l, the width equal w, and the height equal h for the original rectangular prism.

The volume of a right rectangular prism with length l, width w, and height h is V=lwh.

Therefore, the volume of the original prism is lwh.

The new rectangular prism has dimensions that are twice those of the original rectangular prism: the length equals 2l, the width equals 2w, and the height equals 2h.

To calculate the volume of the rectangular prism, substitute the doubled values into the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism.

V=2l·2w·2h

Simplify.

V=8lwh

The new volume is 8lwh.

If the length, width, and height of a right rectangular prism are doubled, the volume is multiplied by 8.

Therefore, the new volume is the original volume multiplied by 8.

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