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## Measurement & Data - Statistics & Probability 211-217

### Course: Measurement & Data - Statistics & Probability 211-217>Unit 1

Lesson 3: Decompose figures to find volume

# Understanding decomposing figures to find volume

## Problem

The figure below is made up of two rectangular prisms.
A figure made up of 2 rectangular prisms. Color is used to show the rectangular prisms that make up the figure. The first rectangular prism is purple and has the dimensions 10 meters length by 4 meters width by 3 meters height. The second rectangular prism is orange and has the dimensions 10 meters length by 1 meter width by 7 meters height.
Find the volume of the entire figure by adding the volumes of the separate figures.
start text, V, o, l, u, m, e, end text, equals, start color #7854ab, 120, end color #7854ab, plus
equals
start text, space, c, u, b, i, c, space, m, e, t, e, r, s, end text
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