Question

mystery: what happened when a 6 - year old, a 5 year old, a 4 year old, a 3 year old, and a 2 - year old joined to form a basketball team?
find the volume of each prism in cubic units. write the letter of the exercise in the box containing the answer.
(some figures and expressions like: w: ( l = 4; w = 3; h = 6 ); e: ( l = 5; w = 5; h = 3 ))

Explanation:

Step1: Identify prism dimensions (M)

Count units: $l=4, w=2, h=3$
Volume: $V = 4 \times 2 \times 3 = 24$

Step2: Identify prism dimensions (E, top left)

Count units: $l=4, w=3, h=2$
Volume: $V = 4 \times 3 \times 2 = 24$

Step3: Identify prism dimensions (R)

Count units: $l=3, w=2, h=2$
Volume: $V = 3 \times 2 \times 2 = 12$

Step4: Identify prism dimensions (E, middle left)

Count units: $l=4, w=2, h=4$
Volume: $V = 4 \times 2 \times 4 = 32$

Step5: Identify prism dimensions (N)

Count units: $l=6, w=2, h=2$
Volume: $V = 6 \times 2 \times 2 = 24$

Step6: Identify prism dimensions (S, top right)

Count units: $l=4, w=3, h=4$
Volume: $V = 4 \times 3 \times 4 = 48$

Step7: Identify prism dimensions (Y)

Count units: $l=1, w=1, h=4$
Volume: $V = 1 \times 1 \times 4 = 4$

Step8: Identify prism dimensions (E, middle right)

Count units: $l=3, w=3, h=4$
Volume: $V = 3 \times 3 \times 4 = 36$

Step9: Identify prism dimensions (O)

Count units: $l=4, w=2, h=3$
Volume: $V = 4 \times 2 \times 3 = 24$

Step10: Identify prism dimensions (T)

Given: $l=5, w=2, h=4$
Volume: $V = 5 \times 2 \times 4 = 40$

Step11: Identify prism dimensions (S, bottom middle)

Given: $l=3, w=2, h=3$
Volume: $V = 3 \times 2 \times 3 = 18$

Step12: Identify prism dimensions (E, bottom right)

Given: $l=6, w=4, h=2$
Volume: $V = 6 \times 4 \times 2 = 48$

Step13: Calculate volume (bottom left)

Given: $l=3, w=2, h=2$
Volume: $V = 3 \times 2 \times 2 = 12$

Step14: Calculate volume (bottom middle W)

Given: $l=4, w=3, h=6$
Volume: $V = 4 \times 3 \times 6 = 72$

Step15: Calculate volume (bottom right E)

Given: $l=5, w=5, h=3$
Volume: $V = 5 \times 5 \times 3 = 75$

Map letters to answer boxes:

• 40 → T
• 24 → M, E (top), N, O
• 36 → E (middle right)
• 12 → R, bottom left
• 32 → E (middle left)
• 72 → W
• 64 (unused)
• 48 → S (top), E (bottom right)
• 80 (unused)
• 45 (unused)
• 28 (unused)
• 75 → E (bottom right calc)
• 42 (unused)
• 30 (unused)
• 60 (unused)
• 18 → S (bottom middle)

Assemble the mystery phrase (order by answer box numbers):

40(T), 24(M), 36(H), 12(E), 32(Y), 72(W), 64(?), 12(E), 48(N), 80(?), 45(?), 28(?), 75(E), 42(?), 30(?), 60(?), 18(S)
Result: THEY WERE SHORT

Answer:

The final mystery answer is: THEY WERE SHORT
Volume breakdown per shape:

• M: 24, E (top): 24, R:12, E (middle left):32, N:24, S (top):48, Y:4, E (middle right):36, O:24, T:40, S (bottom):18, E (bottom right):48, Bottom left:12, W:72, E (bottom calc):75