Calculate Rectangular Prism Volume Using Areas of 15 cm² and 24 cm²

Question

Look at the rectangular prism below.

The area of rectangle CAEG is 15 cm².

The area of rectangle ABFE is 24 cm².

Calculate the volume of the rectangular prism ABCDEFGH.

AAABBBDDDCCCEEEGGGFFFHHH3

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the volume of box ABCDEFGH
00:03 Data values
00:10 Mark side GE with letter X
00:13 Use the formula to calculate rectangle area length times width
00:16 Insert appropriate values and solve for X
00:20 This is the length GE
00:23 Now use the same method to find EF
00:29 Mark EF with letter Y
00:33 Insert into formula for rectangle area and solve for Y
00:38 This is the width EF
00:41 Calculate volume using length(8) times width(5) times height(3)
00:44 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Since we are given the area of rectangle CAEG and length AE, we can find GE:

Let's denote GE as X and substitute the data in the rectangle area formula:

3×x=15 3\times x=15

Let's divide both sides by 3:

x=5 x=5

Therefore GE equals 5

Since we are given the area of rectangle ABFE and length AE, we can find EF:

Let's denote EF as Y and substitute the data in the rectangle area formula:

3×y=24 3\times y=24

Let's divide both sides by 3:

y=8 y=8

Therefore EF equals 8

Now we can calculate the volume of the box:

3×5×8=15×8=120 3\times5\times8=15\times8=120

Answer

120 120