Question

Sally used 30 cubes to build a rectangular prism that was 5 cubes long, 3 cubes wide, and 2 cubes high. She decided to take apart the prism and build another one with the same 30 cubes, but with different dimensions. What dimensions could Sally have used?

Answer 1

3cube long 2 cube wide and 5 cube prism.

Explanation:

-The number that has only 3 absolute divisors

-Since we already know this factors, Sally can create a different prism by altering the dimensional attributes.

-She can create a 3cube long 2 cube wide and 5 cube high prism.

-The new prism still has the same volume of 30 cubic units.