How Do You Find the Volume of a Rectangular Prism?

How Do You Find the Volume of a Rectangular Prism?

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Finding the volume of a rectangular prism isn't so bad, especially if you already know the length, width, and height. In this tutorial, you'll see how to use that information and the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism to get the answer. Check it out!

Keywords:

  • rectangular prism
  • base times height
  • base
  • height
  • rectangle
  • prism
  • volume
  • area of rectangle

Background Tutorials

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Further Exploration

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