SOLUTION: The fourth rectangular prism has the following characteristics: -Has a volume of 360 cubic inches -Two of the dimensions are consecutive numbers -All the dimensions are less tha

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Question 839842: The fourth rectangular prism has the following characteristics:
-Has a volume of 360 cubic inches
-Two of the dimensions are consecutive numbers
-All the dimensions are less than 10 but greater than 4
-All the dimensions are different
-The sume of the three dimensions is 22
-One of the dimensions is 8
What are the dimensions of the rectangular prism?
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Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Uhh, 5" x 8" x 9"?

The dimensions are integers since two of the dimensions are consecutive numbers (implying integers) and L+W+H is an integer. 360 is divisible by 8*9, 9*10, just check those.