Anna builds a rectangular prism storage container with dimensions of 8 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches. She builds a second container with a greater volume by increasing the dimensions of the rectangular prism to 16 inches by 12 inches by 24 inches. How will the volume of the second container she builds compare to the volume of the first one?

Question

Anna builds a rectangular prism storage container with dimensions of 8 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches. She builds a second container with a greater volume by increasing the dimensions of the rectangular prism to 16 inches by 12 inches by 24 inches.  How will the volume of the second container she builds compare to the volume of the first one?

jigglypuff314 · Answer

Hello and Welcome to OpenStudy!!! :)

the volume of a rectangular prism = length times width times height
(which would basically be your given values multiplied together)
as in  volume of first container =  8 * 6 * 12
and the volume of the second container = 16 * 12 * 24

then once you've multiplied them, you can compare the two values :)