Question

A movie theatre offers popcorn in two different containers for the same price. One container is a rectangular prism with a base area of 36in2 and a height of 5in. The other container is a triangular prism with a base area of 32in2 and a height of 6in. Which container is the better deal? EXPLAIN.

Answer 1

The triangular prism container is the better deal. Because when u find the volume if the 2 containers the volume of the triangular prism container is more than the volume if the rectangular prism container.

Explanation:

Volume of prism is base area × height

volume of the rectangular prism container= 36×5=180

volume of the triangular prism container= 32×6=192