Question

Find the volume of the prism.



The volume of the prism is cm3.

Answer 1

I was about to.

Answer 2

The volume of a prism = area of base * height

Our base here is that trapezoid. Do you know the formula to find the area of a trapezoid?

Answer 3

@LadyRavyRay

Answer 4

88 cm?

Answer 5

is that the area of the trapezoid? your final answer?

I'm confused how you got that number

Answer 6

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @AZ
is that the area of the trapezoid? your final answer?

I'm confused how you got that number
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I multiped the numbers.

Answer 7

which numbers did you multiply?

The area for a trapezoid is

Answer 8

So first find the area of the trapezoid

and then we can multiply it by the height of our prism which is 20

Answer 9

20 x 13 x 11 x 8?

Answer 10

No

The area of a trapezoid is

1/2 * (base1 + base2) * height

1/2 * (13 + 11) * 8 = ??

Answer 11

And then you can multiply the area of the trapezoid by 20 which is the height of the prism

Answer 12

1,920 cm3

Answer 13

That is indeed the final answer

Answer 14

Thank you so much @AZ. Thanks so much for helping me. You really didn't have to.

Answer 15

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @LadyRavyRay
Thank you so much @AZ. Thanks so much for helping me. You really didn't have to.
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It was my pleasure!! :)