I do not understand why this problem only gives me two numbers to work with.

Question

The area of a base of a right pentagonal prism is 40 m² and the length of a lateral edge is 14 m. Find the volume of the right pentagonal prism.

Answer 1

Knowing that this is RIGHT prism, you know that the lateral edge is also the height of the prism. Volume = Base Area times height = 40 x 14 (cubic meters)