SOLUTION: what happens to the volume of a rectangular prism if the length and with are each doubled and the height is cut in half?
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Question 588806: what happens to the volume of a rectangular prism if the length and with are each doubled and the height is cut in half?
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The volume of a rectangular prism is given by:
twice the length: 
, twice the width: 
, half the height: 
Volume of new prism:
Factor:
So the volume is twice the original volume.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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