Volume
Word Problems
Find the Missing Dimensions
Vocab Trivia
100
IF THE ROOM HAS A LENGTH OF 21 FEET, A WIDTH OF 30 FEET, AND A HEIGHT OF 10 FEET. WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF THE ROOM?
6,300 CUBIC FEET
100
A CEREAL BOX HAS A HEIGHT OF 32 CENTIMETERS. IT HAS A BASE WITH AN AREA OF 160 SQUARE CENTIMETERS. WHAT IS THE VOLUME, IN CUBIC CENTIMETERS, OF THE CEREAL BOX?
5,120 CUBIC CENTIMETERS
100
FIND THE MISSING DIMENSION.
9 CM
100
WHAT IS THE UNIT OF VOLUME IN THE METRIC SYSTEM?
liters
200
What is the volume?
104 CUBIC INCHES
200
A BOX 2 CM HIGH, 3 CM WIDE, AND 5 CM LONG CAN HOLD 40 GRAMS OF CLAY. A SECOND BOX HAS TWICE THE HEIGHT, THREE TIMES THE WIDTH, AND THE SAME LENGTH AS THE FIRST BOX. HOW MANY GRAMS CAN BOX #2 HOLD?
240 GRAMS
200
FIND THE MISSING DIMENSION.
10 CM
200
WHAT IS A UNIT OF VOLUME IN THE US CUSTOMARY SYSTEM?
GALLONS, QUARTS, PINTS, CUPS, AND FLUID OUNCES
300
WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF THE GIVEN PRISM?
432 CUBIC INCHES
300
IF THE FISH TANK IS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH WATER, AND THEN 900 CUBIC CENTIMETERS ARE POURED OUT, HOW HIGH WILL THE WATER BE?
18 CM
300
FIND THE MISSING DIMENSION.
10 CM
300
HOW MANY DIMENSIONS DOES A RECTANGULAR PRISM HAVE?
3 (LENGTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT)
400
WHAT IS THE VOLUME, IN CUBIC INCHES, OF THE SCHOOL LOCKER BELOW?
2880 CUBIC INCHES
400
WALTER PUTS 1050 CUBIC INCHES OF DIRT INTO THE TANK SHOWN. WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE DIRT IN THE TANK?
5 inches
400
FIND THE MISSING DIMENSION.
6 CM
400
WHAT IS THE EQUATION TO FIND A BASE?
LENGTH X WIDTH = BASE
500
WHAT IS THE COMBINED VOLUME OF THESE IDENTICAL PRISMS?
792 CUBIC CM
500
CARI'S FIRST TANK IS 4 FEET WIDE, 8 FEET LONG, AND 5 FEET HIGH. HOW MANY CUBIC FEET OF WATER WILL HER TANK HOLD?
160 CUBIC FEET
500
FIND THE MISSING DIMENSION.
7 CM
500
IS 350 SQUARE FEET A REASONABLE MEASUREMENT FOR THE VOLUME OF A RECTANGULAR PRISM? WHY OR WHY NOT?
NO, IT IS NOT REASONABLE. VOLUME CANNOT BE MEASURED IN "SQUARE FEET".
It must say "cubic feet."