The volume of a prism is found by multiplying the area of the base by the height. A rectangular prism has a volume of 144 2003-05-04-00-00_files/i0120000.jpg, and a square base with a width of 3 cm. What is the height of the prism, in cm? A. 4 B. 8 C. 48 D. 16 Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

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The volume of a rectangular prism is the area of the base times the height. 
We know the volume, 144 cm³, and the base is 3 x 3 = 9 cm²

Plugging in:
V = l x w x h
144 = 9 x h
h = 16 cm
Answer is D