tim has a rectangular prism with a length of 10 centimeters a width of 2 centimeters and an unknown height. He needs to build another rectangular prism with a length of 5 centimeters and the same height as the original prism. The volume of the two prisms will be the same. Find the wudth in centimeters of the new prism.

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yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Volume of prism1= Volume of prism2 
Let height be y 
And width prism 2 be w 

10cm x 2 x y = 5 x w x y 
20y = 5w(y) 
20 = 5w 
w = 4 
Therefore the width of prism 2 is 4cm.