Defining Volume
Area
Calculating Volume
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What are the three dimensions of a rectangular prism?
Length, width, and height.
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What is the area of this rectangle?
3 x 5 = 15 cm2
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What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
Volume = length x width x height
or
Volume = Area of base x height
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Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
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What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
Area = length x width
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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
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What does volume measure?
The amount an object can hold or the amount of space an object takes up.
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What is the area of this rectangle?
5 x 8 = 40 cm2
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What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
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Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
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Which ONE of the following demonstrates area?
- a kleenex box
- the top of a desk
- a line
The top of a desk
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A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
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True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
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What is the area of this rectangle?
5 x 3 = 15 cm2
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A prism has a base area of 72 cm and a height of 3 cm. What is its volume?
72 x 6 = 216 units3