Question

The volume of a prism is found by multiplying the area of the base by the height. A rectangular prism has a volume of 144 , and a square base with a width of 3 cm. What is the height of the prism, in cm?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 48
D. 16

Answer 1

\(\bf \textit{volume of a prism}={\color{red}{ \textit{Area of Base}}}\cdot {\color{blue}{ \textit{height}}}\\ \quad \\
volume = 144\qquad base=3\qquad h=\square \qquad

\implies 144={\color{red}{ 3}}\cdot {\color{blue}{ h}}\)

solve for "h"