Calculating Volume
Volume
Volume as Layers
Additive Volume
100
B. 60 cubic inches
100
How many cubes will fit in this prism? 
24 cubes would fit in this prism.
100
Why would filling a box with marbles and filling the same box with cubes be different amounts?
Sample answer:
They are different sizes and shapes. Marbles don't fit together as nicely as cubes.
100
True or False.
Volume is additive.
True
200
I made a tower in the shape of a rectangular prism out of blocks. The length was 8 in, width was 2 in, and height was 4 in. What was the volume of the figure?
8x2x4 = 64 cubic inches
200
The volume of a prism is 60 in3. The length is 10 inches and the width is 3 inches. What is the height?
10 x 3 x ?= 60
30 x ? = 60
The height is 2 inches.
200
How many cubes are in one layer of this rectangular prism? 
1 layer has 8 cubes
200
How do you find the volume of a composite figure? 
You find the volume of each rectangular prism then add the volume amounts together to get the total.
300
What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
300
What is the volume of this prism?
4 x 6 x 3 = 72 units3
300
4 layers of 24
The prism is 4 cubes high and 6 cubes long and 4 cubes wide.
300
What is the volume of this composite prism?
72 in3
400
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
400
The base of a rectangular prism is 82m2 and the width is 4 m. What is the volume of this prism?
82 x 4 = 328 m3
400
How many layers are in this rectangular prism?
How many cubes are in each layer? 
3 layers of 24
400
What is the volume of this figure?
1431 cm3
500
What is the volume of this prism?
12 x 6 = 72 units3
500
The volume of a rectangular prism is 50 m3. What could the dimensions (length, width, and height) be? There is more than one correct answer!
25 x 2 x 1
5 x 5 x 2
10 x 5 x 1
500
What is the volume of this prism? It has 4 layers of 56 square meters.
224 m3
500
What is the volume of this structure?
414 cm3