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Exploring Volume of a Rectangular Prism
Question 3 • FL-1205010-M/J Grade 6 Mathematics B -GF
Srekar needs to increase the length, width, and height of the prism below by 2 inches. The original prism has a length of 3 inches, a width of 2 inches, and a height of 1 inch. Which statements about the new prism are true? Select three correct answers.
Answer
A
The new prism will have a length of 5 because .
B
The new prism will have a width of 4 because .
C
The new prism will have a height of 2 because .
D
The volume will increase by 6 because and each of the 3 dimensions is increased by 2.
E
Srekar could increase the volume by the same amount by just adding 6 to the height instead of 2 to each side.F
The volume of the new prism will be because there will be 20 cubes in each layer and the height will be 3 so there will be 3 layers of 20 cubes each.