Jodi used 30 cubic inches of clay to sculpt a triangular prism. The base of the triangles are 4 inches and the height of the triangles are 2 inches. Answer each question to find the height of the sculpture. The triangle is the base of the figure. What is the area of the base? Choices: 4, 6, 6.5, 8 in2 What is the formula for the volume of a prism? Choices: V = 1/2 Bh, V = Bh, V = B + h, V = B - h What is the height of the prism? 3.75, 5, 22, 7.5 in.

Question

Jodi used 30 cubic inches of clay to sculpt a triangular prism. The base of the triangles are 4 inches and the height of the triangles are 2 inches.
<img src="https://media.edgenuity.com/contentengine/frames/6d3211e4-a202-e311-b2a8-0024e85f8e80/3107-12-10-10-03-image1.png" alt="A triangular prism."/>

Answer each question to find the height of the sculpture.

The triangle is the base of the figure. What is the area of the base?
Choices: 4, 6, 6.5, 8
in2
What is the formula for the volume of a prism?
Choices: V = 1/2 Bh, V = Bh, V = B + h, V = B - h
What is the height of the prism?
3.75, 5, 22, 7.5
 in.

AZ · Answer

They told you in the question:
`The base of the triangles are 4 inches`

So they just gave you the area of the base

Do you know the formula for volume?

hannahcj · Answer

Yes. So the formula for volume of a prism is V = Bh.

AZ · Answer

That's correct!

So now you know that the volume is 30 and that the Base is 4

Can you solve for height in your formula V = Bh

hannahcj · Answer

7.5 x 4 = 30 so 7.5 is the answer. Thank you for your help!

AZ · Answer

Exactly!

No problem, it was my pleasure!