In this activity, you will find the valine of a composite shape by decomposing it into simpler shapes such as cubes and rectangular prisms. the figure shows the dimension of a writing desk. Complete the steps below to find its volume.

Answer:
you may recall that the term area tells us something about the number of squares inside a two-dimensional shape.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Part A
The given shape can be split into three rectangular prisms.
Part B
There are two ways of breaking this shape into three rectangular prisms.
Part C
small rectangle 18 x 26 x 36.5
large rectangle 6.5 x 26 x 74.5
Part D
The length, width, and height of the small prism is 18 inches, 26 inches, and Β 36.5 inches so the volume is 17,082 cu in.
The length, width, and height of the small prism is 6.5 inches, 26 inches, and Β 74.5 inches so the volume is 12,590 cu in.
PART E
12,590 + 14,040 + 14,040 = 40,670.5 cu in.
The volume of the desk is the same for both options: 40,670.5 cubic inches. No matter how I divide the composite shape, the resulting volume is the same.