Defining Volume
Area
Calculating Volume
Volume word problems when given Area
Random
100
True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
100
What is the area of this rectangle?
3 x 5 = 15 cm2
100
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
100
Linda hauls cube-shaped boxes in the trunk of her car. The boxes each have a volume of one cubic foot. The trunk is shaped like a rectangular prism. The floor of the trunk can be completely covered by a layer of 6 boxes. If 2 layers of boxes could fill the whole trunk, what is the trunk's volume?
12 cubic ft.
100
A rectangular prism has a base of 200cm and a height of 4cm. What is the volume?
800 cubic cm
200
Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
200
What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
Area = length x width
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
Bill is packing a picnic. He wants to pack enough cheese cubes to share with all of his friends. Each cheese cube has a volume of one cubic centimeter. The container is shaped like a rectangular prism, and Bill fills the bottom of it with 12 of the cheese cubes. When the container is full, he counts 8 layers of cheese cubes in all. What is the volume of the container?
96 cubic cm
200
A rectangular prism is 3 millimeters long, 4 millimeters wide, and 1 millimeter high. What is the volume of the rectangular prism?
12 cubic mm
300
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
300
What is the area of this rectangle?
5 x 8 = 40 cm2
300
What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
300
At the candy store, Carly buys caramel cubes in a box shaped like a rectangular prism. Each caramel has a volume of 1 cubic centimeter. When Carly opens the box, she sees a layer of 24 caramels filling the top of the box. If the box has 4 layers of caramels in all, what is its volume?
96 cubic cm
300
Are these two expressions equal to the same volume: 25 x 3 and 5 x 5 x 3?
Yes
400
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
400
Which ONE of the following demonstrates area?
- a kleenex box
- the top of a desk
- a line
The top of a desk
400
A box is 9 inches by 10 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
720 cubic inches
400
Dominic sells and ships his award-winning fudge to customers all over the U.S. He is packing individually-wrapped cubes of fudge into a box shaped like a rectangular prism. Each fudge cube has a volume of one cubic inch. He places 24 cubes in the first layer, which fills the bottom of the box. The height of the box is 5 inches. What is the box's volume?
120 cubic in.
400
What is the volume of this prism?
4 x 6 x 3 = 72 units3
500
True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
500
What is the area of this rectangle?
5 x 3 = 15 cm2
500
What is the volume of this prism?
12 x 6 = 72 units3
500
Layla makes necklaces out of cube-shaped beads. Each bead has a volume of one cubic centimeter. She keeps the beads in a jewelry box that is shaped like a rectangular prism. The jewelry box has a height of 6 centimeters. The bottom of the jewelry box can be completely covered by a layer of 60 beads. What is the volume of the jewelry box?
360 cubic cm
500
What is the volume of this figure?
A = 4 x 6 x 2 = 48
B = 4 x 3 x 2 = 24
48 + 24 = 72 cm3