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2 rectangular prism have a combined volume of 432 cubic feet. Prism a has half the volume of prism b. what is the volume of prism a? prism b

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Let the volume of prism A be X. Then the volume of prism B is 2X. The combined volume could be described like this:

432 = X + 2X

Solving the equation,
432 = 3X
432/3=X
144=X

The volume of A is 144 cubic feet, while the volume of  B is 288 cubic feet.