SOLUTION: if the height and length of the base a rectangular prism are quadrupled how many times greater is the new volume? a 64 b 16 c 4 d 68

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Question 268948: if the height and length of the base a rectangular prism are quadrupled how many times greater is the new volume?
a 64
b 16
c 4
d 68
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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The volume of a rectangular prism is
v+=+lwh
from above we have a knew volume as
v+=+%284l%29%28w%29%284h%29
which is
v+=+16lwh
or 16 times bigger
answer is (b)