Kate finds the volume of the prism by counting the unit cubes. She counts the number of cubes in the bottom layer. She says since their are 3 layers, there are 144 unit cubes, and the volume of the prism is 144 cubic meters. IS kate correct?

No

Step-by-step explanation:

We have 3 layers, and 144  unit cubes in the bottom layer.

So the volume of the prism contains not only 144  unit cubes in the bottom layer but also all the other cubes in the other 2 layers. So, the volume is: 3*144 = 432 unit cubes.

1.3

step-by-step explanation:

3x2=6   9x+6

bring down the 6 on both sides

6+6=12

12= 9x

divide by 9

12/9 =

1.3 =x

a

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