document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=848792>Question 848792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A container shaped as a rectangular prism has a volume of 124 cubic feet. If the length is doubled but the other dimensions remain the same, what will be the volume of the new cube?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 248 cu ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 372 cu ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 496 cu ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 992 cu ft \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What would the formula be?  Would you double the length? How do you find this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #511282 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=511282\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The volume of a rectangular prism (a rectangular box) is Length x Width x Height = L*W*H<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Double the Length is 2L.  So the new volume is 2L*W*H which is double the original volume.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's use a simple example of a rectangular prism with L = 2, W=3 and H=1<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 2*3*1 = 6.  If the length is doubled to be 4, the volume is 4*3*1 = 12.  It doubles, because a factor of 2 was added to only one of the dimensions.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The new volume is 2L*W*H = 2*Old Volume = 248 cubic feet.<BR>\n" );
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