Question

What happens to the volume of a rectangular prism when its length is tripled? [Hint: draw a picture]A. it is multiplied by 27B. it remains the sameC. it is doubledD. it is tripled

Answer 1

Given:

Length of rectangular prism is tripled.

Required:

Wht happens to the volume?

Explanation:

The volume of rectangualr prism:

$Volume(V)=length(l)\times width(w)\times height(h)$

When length get tripled i.e.,

$\begin{gathered} V=3l\times w\times h \\ V=3lwh \end{gathered}$

If length of rectangular prism get tripled as a result volume of rectanular prism get tripled.

Answer:

Option D is correct.