D. The new volume will be 8 times the original volume.
The measurements of the rectangular prism are 5m ( length ), 3m ( width ), and 2m ( height ). To find the volume of the rectangular prism, you have to multiply the length, width, and height altogether. That gives you ( 5*3*2= ) 30 cubic meters. However, if the measurements were doubled for each edge, the new measurements would be ( 5*2= ) 10m ( new length ), ( 3*2= ) 6m ( new width ), and ( 2*2= ) 4m ( new height ). Multiplying those new measurements together would get you the volume of ( 10*6*4= ) 240 cubic meters. Now, in order to find out how it affects the volume of the prism, you divide 240 cubic meters by 30 cubic meters and get 8. Therefore, the answer will be D. The new volume will be 8 times the original volume.
