SOLUTION: The length, width, and height of a rectangular prism are doubled. What is the effect on the volume?

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Question 308070: The length, width, and height of a rectangular prism are doubled. What is the effect on the volume?
Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Instead of having a V=L*W*H, you would have V=2L*2W*2H = 8*LWH. The volume would be 8 times as great.

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