Question

What is the volume of the following rectangular prism?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

It's going to be a mixed number.

Givens

L = 4 units

w*h = 2 1/8 units^2

V=L* (w*h)

V = 4 * (2 1/8)

V = 8 1/2

Where did the 1/2 come from?

You could write 2 1/8 as 2 + 1/8 and use the distributive property.

4(2 + 1/8)

4*2 + 4 * 1/8

8 + 4/8

4/8 = 1/2

8 1/2