Aright rectangle prism has a length of 2 1/2 feet, a width of 3 feet, and a height of 1 1/2 feet. unit cubes with side lengths of 1/2 foot are added to completely fill the prism with no space remaining. what is the volume, in cubic feet, of the right rectangular prism?

how many 1/2 foot unit cubes can be added to fill the prism completely?

Here is their argument. given the obtuse angle x, we make a quadrilateral abcd with ∠dab = x, and ∠abc = 90◦, and ad = bc. say the perpendicular bisector to dc meets the perpendicular bisector to ab at p. then pa = pb and pc = pd. so the triangles pad and pbc have equal sides and are congruent. thus ∠pad = ∠pbc. but pab is isosceles, hence ∠pab = ∠pba. subtracting, gives x = ∠pad−∠pab = ∠pbc −∠pba = 90◦. this is a preposterous conclusion – just where is the mistake in the "proof" and why does the argument break down there?

The distribution of the amount of money spent by students for textbooks in a semester is approximately normal in shape with a mean of $235 and a standard deviation of $20. according to the standard deviation rule, how much did almost all (99.7%) of the students spend on textbooks in a semester?

Diane’s bank is offering 5% interest, compounded monthly. if diane invests $10,500 and wants $20,000 when she withdrawals, how long should she keep her money in for? round to the nearest tenth of a year.