Question

A right rectangular prism has a length of 12 ft, width of 5/12 ft, and height of 10 1/12 ft.What is the volume of the prism?

Answer 1

Mult. these 3 dimensions together to obtain the volume of the prism:

(12 ft)(5/12  ft)(10   1/12  ft).  Expressing all of these factors as improper fractions, we get:

  12        5       121        5(121) ft^3
------ * ------ * -------- = ----------------- = 50.42 ft^3 = volume of the prism
    1       12       12             12