True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
B. 60 cubic inches
How many cubes will fit in this prism?
24 cubes would fit in this prism.
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.
True or False.
Volume is additive.
True
Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
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
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.
How many cubes are in one layer of this rectangular prism?
2 layer of 16
OR
4 layers of 8
How do you find the volume of a composite figure?
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
What is the volume of this prism?
4 x 6 x 3 = 72 units3
4 layers of 24
The prism is 4 cubes high and 6 cubes long and 4 cubes wide.
What is the volume of this composite prism?
72 in3
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
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
How many layers are in this rectangular prism?
3 layers of 24
What is the volume of this figure?
1431 cm3
True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
How do you find the area of a shape?
L X W
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
What is the volume of this prism? It has 4 layers of 56 square meters.
224 m3
What is the volume of this structure?
414 cm3