Question

An artis creates an abstract sculpture that appears as a box perched on top of a post the box is in the shape of a cube with edges measuring 5 inches each it is placed on top of a post in the shape of a rectangular prism with a length of 3 inches a width of 4 inches and a height of 18 inches what is the volume of the entire sculpture?

Answer 1

Volume of the box = length ^ 3 = 5^3 = 125 cubic inches
Volume of rectangular prism = length x width x height = 3 x 4 x 18 = 216 cubic inches
Volume of entire sculpture = volume of box + volume of rectangular prism = 125 + 216 = 341 cubic inches.