Question:
A rectangular prism has a length of 4 1/2 millimeters, a width of 4 1/2 millimeters, and a height of 6 millimeters.
Sally has a storage container for the prism that has a volume of 143 cubic millimeters.
What is the difference between the volume of the prism and the volume of the storage container?
Answer:
The difference between the volume of the prism and the volume of the storage container is 21.5 cubic millimeter
Solution:
Volume of rectangular prism is given as:
[tex]volume = length \times width \times height[/tex]
From given,
[tex]length = 4\frac{1}{2} = \frac{9}{2}\ mm\\\\width = 4\frac{1}{2} = \frac{9}{2}\ mm\\\\height = 6\ mm[/tex]
Therefore,
[tex]volume = \frac{9}{2} \times \frac{9}{2} \times 6 = 121.5\ mm^3[/tex]
Sally has a storage container for the prism that has a volume of 143 cubic millimeters
What is the difference between the volume of the prism and the volume of the storage container
Difference = 143 - 121.5 = 21.5
Thus difference between the volume of the prism and the volume of the storage container is 21.5 cubic millimeter
