The answer is 200 cm³
The volume of the rectangular prism (V1) is:
V1 = l · w · h (l - length, w - width, h - height)
It is given:
h = 12 cm
w = l = 5 cm (since it has a square base which all sides are the same size).
Thus: V1 = 12 · 5 · 5 = 300 cm³
The volume of pyramid (V2) is:
V2 = 1/3 · l · w · h (l - length, w - width, h - height)
It is given:
h = 12 cm
w = l = 5 cm (since it has a square base which all sides are the same size).
V2 = 1/3 · 12 · 5 · 5 = 1/3 · 300 = 100 cm³
The volume of the space outside the pyramid but inside the prism (V) is a difference between the volume of the rectangular prism (V1) and the volume of the pyramid (V2):
V = V1 - V2 = 300 cm³ - 100 cm³ = 200 cm³