A right rectangular prism's edge lengths are 9 inches, 9 inches, and 3 1/3 inches. How many unit cubes with edge lengths of 1/2 inch can fit inside the prism?

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ANSWER

2160 cubes

EXPLANATION

The given rectangular prism has edge lengths,

9 inches,9inches and 3⅓ inches.

The volume of this rectangular prism is

[tex]V = 9 \times 9 \times \frac{10}{3} [/tex]

[tex]V = 3 \times 9 \times 10 = 270 {in}^{3} [/tex]

A cube with unit edges of length

[tex] \frac{1}{8} [/tex]

has volume.

[tex]v = {( \frac{1}{8}) }^{3} = \frac{1}{8} [/tex]

The number of unit cubes that can go into the prism is

[tex] = \frac{270}{ \frac{1}{8} } = 2160[/tex]