Question

A rectangular prism has a volume of 600 cubic inches.

If the height of the prism is 5 inches and the width is 10 inches,
what is the length of the prism? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

The length is 12 inches.

Explanation:

The volume of a rectangular prism is given by:

V=LBH

It was given that; the rectangular prism has a volume of 600 cubic inches.

The height of the prism is 5 inches and the width is 10 inches.

We want to find the length of the rectangular prism.

We substitute V=600, H=5,and W=10 into the formula:

600=5×10×L

600=20L

`L = (600)/(50)`

`L = 12in`