A company is creating a rectangular prism that must have a volume of 6 ft³. The company also knows that the area of the base must be 2 1/2 ft². How can you use what you learned today about volume to determine the height of the rectangular prism?

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Paulina Stafford

15 March, 18:58

A company is creating a rectangular prism that must have a volume of 6 ft³. The company also knows that the area of the base must be 2 1/2 ft². How can you use what you learned today about volume to determine the height of the rectangular prism?

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Roberto Vega · Answer 1

The height is 2 2/5 or 2.4 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of a rectangular prism can be found with the formula:

volume = Area of the base * height

So you have to substitute the information on that ecuation and solve for the height.

6 ft³ = 2 1/2 ft² * height

height = 6 ft³ / 2 1/2 ft²

height = 2 2/5 ft or 2.4ft