Lisa is going to make a sculpture from a rectangular block of clay. The volume of the block is (2x - 1) (x - 3) (x + 4).

Which statement about the volume of the block of clay is true?

A. The volume is the product of the length, 2x - 1, and the width, x - 3.

B. The volume does not depend on the length, 2x - 1.

C. The volume is the product of the area of the base, (2x - 1) (x - 3), and the height, x + 4.

D. The volume is the sum of the length, 2x - 1, the width, x - 3, and the height, x + 4.

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Henry Barr

Mathematics

13 February, 01:27

Lisa is going to make a sculpture from a rectangular block of clay. The volume of the block is (2x - 1) (x - 3) (x + 4).

Which statement about the volume of the block of clay is true?

A. The volume is the product of the length, 2x - 1, and the width, x - 3.

B. The volume does not depend on the length, 2x - 1.

C. The volume is the product of the area of the base, (2x - 1) (x - 3), and the height, x + 4.

D. The volume is the sum of the length, 2x - 1, the width, x - 3, and the height, x + 4.

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Vaughan · Answer 1

The volume of a rectangular block is the product of the area of the base and the height.

The appropriate choice is

... C. The volume is the product of the area of the base, (2x-1) (x-3), and the height, x+4.