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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Gordo

18 March, 06:50

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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Micaela Abbott · Answer 1

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

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