Powers of Ten
Volume
Vocabulary and Explanations
Multiply
Divide
100
5224 x 10^3
5,224,000
100

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 8mm, a width of 4mm, and a height of 4mm?

128 mm^3

100
What is the vocab word we use when the answer needs to be written using a base of ten and an exponent?
exponential notation
100
63.9*7
447.3
100
5.4/0.6
9
200
5224 / 10^3
5.224
200
A room in the building has a height of eight feet and an area of 60 feet, what is the volume?

480 ft^3

200
The word used to describe when you take a guess of what you answer MAY BE LIKE by using numbers that are easy to compute in your head.
estimate
200
44.84*9.2
412.528
200
3.37 / .5
6.74
300
15 x 10^1
150
300

One floor of a househas an area of 150 m, and a height of 10m. 

A second floor of the house has a width of 20m, and length of 10m, and a height of 8m.

What is the total volume of the house.

3,100 m^3

300
Explain the steps you take to multiply decimals
1. Do not line up the decimals. 2. Multiply as usual. 3. Count the number of place value positions that are to the right of the decimal. 4. Put the decimal back in.
300
8.6x5.01
43.086
300
.27 / .09
3
400
15 / 10^1
1.5
400

A rectangular prism of volume 3200 mm3 has a rectangular base of length 10 mm and width 8 mm. Find the height h of the prism.

40 mm

400
Explain how you know where to put the decimal point in a problem when you are multiplying or dividing by a power of ten.
The multiplication symbol tells me I am moving the decimal to the right and the exponent tells me how many place value spots. The division symbol tells me I am moving the decimal to the left and the exponent tells me how many place value spots.
400
16.92 x 8.4
142.128
400
.4 / .05
8
500
8106 x 10^2 and 8106 / 10^2
810,600 and 81.06
500

A box is 3.4 feet long, 4.3 ft in width, and 3 ft in height.  What is the volume?

43.86 ft^3

500
Name two formulas for volume
V= LxWxH and V= BxH
500
6.314*2.08
13.13312
500
52.8 / 6.4
8.25
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