Volume of prism base area 12 length 5

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Question: find the volume of a prism with base area 12 square units and length 5.

A prism has the same shape all the way through.

The face at the end is the base.

Its area is A = 12 square units.

The prism is that base, stacked up 5 long.

Like the circle of a cylinder.

So the volume is V = A × length.

V = A × length

Now put the numbers in: A = 12 and length = 5.

V = 12 × 5

12 times 5 is 60.

So the volume is 60 cubic units.

V = 60

Answer

V = 60

Try this one yourself, then check:

Find the volume.

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V = 42