What is the width of a rectangular prism if the volume = #80# #i##n^3#, the height is #2# #i##n#, and the length is #8# #i##n#?

1 Answer
Nov 22, 2015

#5i##n#

Explanation:

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We know that #80=8(2)w#.

We can simplify this by multiplying #8# and #2# to get that #80=16w#.

Finally, we can divide both sides by #16# to find that #w=5#, so the width of the rectangular prism is #5i##n#.