Calculating Volume
What is the volume of a cube that has one side length of 12 inches? Don't forget the label!!
1,728 inches3
If the area of a rectangular prism's base is K, and the height is h, write an equation to find the volume of the
K x h
What vocabulary word means "how much something can hold"?
volume
If a rectangular prism has a total volume of 40 inches cubed, and its heigh is 8 inches and its width is 10 inches, what is the missing length?
.5 or 1/2 inches
Solve without a calculator!
16 x 10
What is the volume of a rectangular prism whose base has an area of 20 square inches, and has a height of 9 inches?
180 inches3
If a cube's side is g, write an equation to find the volume of the cube using only ONE letter
g3
Which vocabulary word means "the total area that covers the outside of an object"?
surface area
Calculate the volume if the side lengths are 1/4 in, 3/5 in and 3 in.
.45 or 45/100 inches cubed
Solve without using a calculator. Think about your answer!
20 x .2
4
If a rectangular prism has a total volume of 400 feet3, the length is 8feet and the width is 10 feet, what is the missing height?
5 feet
Write 3 possible equations to find the volume of a rectangular prism that has a length of 3 inches, a width of 2 inches, and a height of 3 inches
3 x 2 x 3
32 x 2
6 x 2
20
Find the missing width if the volume is 10 cubic inches, the length is 5 inches and the height is 5 inches
.4 inches or 4/10 inches
Solve without using a calculator. Think about your answer!
20 ÷ .2
100
If a rectangular prism has a total volume of 1,056 inches3, and the length is 12 inches and the height is 16 inches, what is the missing width?
5.5 inches
Write an equation to find the missing height of a rectangular prism if the total volume is 200 cubic feet, the length is 10 feet and the width is 2.5 feet. Do not solve!
200 ÷ 10 ÷ 2.5
or
200 ÷ (10 x 2.5)
4 chickens is to 10 alligators
? chickens is to 20 alligators
8 chickens
Find the volume of a cube if one side length is 3.4 inches
39.304 inches cubed
When dividing a whole number by a decimal or fraction, will your answer be greater than, less than, or equal to the whole number? Explain in one sentence.
If a cube has a total volume of 8,000 inches3, what is the length of one side?
20 inches
Why is Bh the same thing as l x w x h?
Because the capital B stands for the area of the base times the height, which is the same thing as l x w = area of the base x the height
43.2 x .101
4.3632
Find the side length of a cube if the total volume is .2
.58 inches cubed
When multiplying any whole number by a fraction or decimal, will your answer be greater than, less than or equal to the whole number? Explain in one sentence.
The whole number will get smaller because you are multiplying by a number less than 1, meaning you do not have a full group of that whole number.