CPM Homework Help : CCG Problem 9-26

Compute the volume of the right prism at right.

A prism in centimeters where the base is as follows: Draw down, 6, then right, 10, up 3, left 4, up 3, left 6 to enclose the base. The height of the prism is, 5 centimeters.

Hint:

Split the prism into smaller, more manageable prisms.
2 rectangular prisms, each have the same length, left has larger base area.

More Help:

Fill in the known lengths and solve for the unknown lengths.
Labels added: to The prism on the left, left side of base is 6, & length is 5. The prism on the right, right side of base is 3, top side is 4 & length is 5.

Step:

The missing edge of the larger prism is found by taking
$10 − 4 = 6$
Label added to the prism on the left, bottom side of base is 6.

Hint 2:

Solve for the volume of each of the smaller prisms.
How do these two volumes relate to the volume of the larger prism?