The area of the base of this right rectangular prism is 16 square centimeters and the height is 3 centimeters. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of this prism?

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Multiply. 16×3=48 cubic cm 

Square cm multiplied by cm equals cubic cm. You can’t add a square measurement to a linear measurement.

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