Answer:
- length: 2 cubes
- width: 1 cube
- height: 2 cubes
- volume: 4 cubes
Step-by-step explanation:
We assume in this context that a "1/4 unit cube" is a cube that is 1/4 unit on a side. When the "unit" is "inches", then the "1/4 unit cube" is a cube that is 1/4 inch on a side.
It should not take too much thought to realize that a dimension that is 1/2 = 2/4 inches will be 2 cubes long. A dimension that is 1/4 inch will be 1 cube long.
Then the 1/2 by 1/2 by 1/4 prism will have dimensions in "cubes" of ...
2 cubes × 2 cubes × 1 cube
As with any rectangular prism volume calculation, the volume is the product of the dimensions:
V = LWH = (2)(1)(2) = 4 . . . cubes
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For this prism, it should not be too difficult to see that if you stack 2 smaller cubes on top of two smaller cubes, the overall dimensions of that will be 1/2 inch wide by 1/2 inch high by 1/4 inch deep.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Which dimensions you call length, width, and height are irrelevant, as each is interchangeable with any other in the formula for volume. Here, I have elected to call height the vertical dimension, length the left-right horizontal dimension, and width the front-back dimension. You are welcome to choose an assignment of names to dimensions that suits your taste (or that of your grader).