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Identify parts of 3D shapes

Problem

How many vertices does the following shape have?
A triangular prism. There are 6 vertices and 9 edges. There are 5 faces. 3 of the faces are rectangular and 2 of the faces are triangular. The hidden edges are dashed lines.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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