Defining Volume
True or False. Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
True or False. A cube has six square faces.
True
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
Volume = length x width x height
Volume = base x height
The base of this figure is 25 cu. cm. The volume of the figure is 125 cu. cm. What is the height?
5 cu. cm.
How do you find the height if the volume, length, and width are given to you.
Volume Divided by Base
Volume is measured in...
Cubic Units
The _____ is the amount of layers that a figure has.
Height
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
If the base is 232, and the height is 15, what is the volume of the figure? A. 1,537, B. 2072
Trick Question! Actual Answer: 3,480
Volume = 4 cubic inches, length = 2 inches, width = 2 inches. What is the height?
Height = 1 inch
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
A figure is made out of sugar cubes. If the figure is made of 6 rows, with 5 sugar cubes in each row, what is the area of the figure?
6x5=30 sugar cubes
What is the volume of a figure with a base that equals 2 x 3, and a height of 6.
2x3x6=36 cubic feet
What is the height of a figure, if the volume is 90, and the base is 6.
15
Volume = 12 cubic feet, width = 2 feet, height = 2 feet. What is the length?
length = 3 feet
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
(Remember, when a there is a number to its third power, it uses cubic units).
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed
A figure has a volume of 120. What is a possible expression to find the volume of 120?
4 x 5 x 6
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
Bob has a box that is 3 cu. in. wide, 8 cu. in. tall, and 5 cu. in. long. What is the volume?
120 cu. cm.
Volume = 56 cubic feet, length = 7 feet, width = 2 feet. What is the height?
height = 4 feet
To find the base of a figure you...
Multiply the length and the width.
How many cubes make up a figure that is 4 u3 long, 9 u3 wide, and 11 u3 tall.
396 cubic units
(2x Points) What is the formula for finding the volume of a triangle
Half of the base multiplied by the height
What is the volume of a figure that is 3 x 88 x 1?
C. 264
Volume = 300 cubic cm, length = 10 cm, width = 6 cm. What is the height?
height = 5 cm