A machine part is made from a rectangular prism with a smaller rectangular prism cut out of it as shown. What is the volume of the part?
+23246 The volume of a rectangular prism is found by: length x width x height.
The volume of the outer rectangular prism is: 6 cm x 3 cm x 4 cm = 72 cu cm
The volume of the inner rectangular prism is: 3 cm x 1 cm x 4cm = 12 cu cm.
The volume of the part is: 72 cu cm - 12 cu cm = 60 cu cm
+23246 The volume of a rectangular prism is found by: length x width x height.
The volume of the outer rectangular prism is: 6 cm x 3 cm x 4 cm = 72 cu cm
The volume of the inner rectangular prism is: 3 cm x 1 cm x 4cm = 12 cu cm.
The volume of the part is: 72 cu cm - 12 cu cm = 60 cu cm
