Question

A planter shaped like a rectangular prism has a length of 4 meters, a width of 4 meters, and a height of 3 meters. Attached to the side of the planter is a smaller planter with 1/2 the volume of the larger planter. What is the volume of both planters?

Answer 1

Planter 1 is 48 meters cubed

Planter 2 is 24 meters cubed

Total volume = 72

Explanation:

The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is length times width times height. So, 4*4*3. This equals 48. If the other planter is half the volume, divide 48 by 2 to get 24 meters cubed. To find the total area add both results to get a total of 72 meters cubed.