Finding Volume
Mr. PEMDAS
Multiplication
Expressions!
Vocabulary
100

The base of a rectangular prism is 15, the height of the prism is 7, what is the volume of the rectangular prism?

105 cubic units

100

8 + 4 × 3

20

100

24x17

408

100

A toy store had 54 action figures. The manager sold 18 of them and then arranged the rest equally on 4 shelves. Which expression could be used to find the number of action figures on each shelf?

(54 − 18) ÷ 4

100

This is the amount of space inside a rectangular prism

Volume

200

Find the volume of the rectangular prism below:

144 cubic units

200

(15 − 6) ÷ 3

3

200

38x56

2,128

200
  • Add 7 and 2.
  • Multiply the sum by 5.
  • Subtract 6 from the product.

(7 + 2) × 5 − 6

200

This is one layer of a rectangular prism

Base

300

Find the volume of the rectangular prism:

486 cubic units

300

24 ÷ 4 + 2 × 5

16

300

23x85

1,955

300

A classroom has 16 students already working on a project. The teacher adds 5 new groups of 3 students each. Which expression represents the total number of students?

16 + (5 × 3)

300

These TWO measurements are used to find the base of a rectangular prism

length and width

400

How many baseballs will the box below hold?

32 baseballs

400

7 + (12 − 4) ÷ 2

11

400

74x21

1,554

400

The table shows the number of minutes five students spent reading last night.

Student Minutes

Omar 15, Grace 10, Leo 6, Priya 10, Finn 6

Which expression has a value equal to the total number of minutes the five students read?

15 + 2(10 + 6)

400

Volume is measured in these kind of units

cubic units
500

Find the volume of the rectangular prism below:

420 in3

500

3 × (6 + 2) − 10

14

500

56x54

3,024

500

Mrs. Alvarez had $90. She bought 6 plants that cost $7 each. Which expression represents the amount of money Mrs. Alvarez has left?

90 − (6 × 7)

500

The fancy name for the answer to a multiplication problem

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