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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the volume of the right rectangular prism?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please, I need a real GOOD explanation that makes sense. I do not just want the answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A rectangular prism has three dimensions: length (l), width (w), and height (h). Another way to think about the volume formula is as follows: V = l w h = (l w) h. Since l w is the area of the prism's base, you can think of the volume formula as the area of the base times the height, or V = Bh.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So in this case is 4 the base?

OpenStudy (sweetburger):

4 can be considered your length width or height because those are just arbitrary variables

OpenStudy (sweetburger):

Think about finding the volume here V= 4x3x1 is no different than V = 3x1x4 or V = 3x4x1 the variables dont matter in the order you insert them

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Interesting, so the answer for this question is 12m2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no 12m^3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That was a typo. my bad

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