Question

Ambria received flowers for Valentine's Day that were in a vase shaped like a rectangular prism. If the vase measured 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 10 inches high and was filled with water 4 inches from the top, what is the volume of the water that will be in the vase?

Answer 1

Answer: $432\ in.^3$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The dimension of a rectangular prism is $12\times 6\times 10\ in.^3$

Water is filled $4\ in.$ from the top i.e. $10-4=6\ in.$ high

base area for the water is the same i.e.  $12\ in.\times 6\ in.$

The volume of rectangular prism is $l\times b\times h$

The volume of water in the vase is given by

$\Rightarrow V=12\times 6\times 6=432\ in.^3$