Formula/Vocabulary
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
V = length × width × height
Or
V-BH
Find the volume: 4 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm.
24 cm³
A fish tank is 5 ft long, 2 ft wide, and 2 ft high. What is its volume?
20 ft³
Two rectangular prisms are joined together. Prism A is 4 × 3 × 2. Prism B is 2 × 3 × 2. What is the total volume?
36 cubic units (24 + 12)
What unit would you use for volume?
Cubic units, such as cm³, in³, or m³.
Find the volume: 5 in × 4 in × 3 in.
60 in³
A classroom storage bin is 10 in long, 6 in wide, and 4 in high. How much space is inside?
240 in³
A shape is made from two prisms. The first is 5 × 4 × 2 and the second is 3 × 4 × 2. Find the total volume.
64 cubic units (40 + 24)
A rectangular prism is 6 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm high. What is the volume?
36 cm³
A prism is 7 m long, 2 m wide, and 5 m high. What is its volume?
70 m³
A garden planter is 8 ft long, 3 ft wide, and 2 ft deep. What is its volume?
48 ft³
A large rectangular prism measures 10 × 6 × 4. A smaller 4 × 3 × 2 section is removed. What is the volume left?
216 cubic units (240 − 24)
A box has a length of 8 in, width of 4 in, and height of 3 in. Which numbers would you multiply to find the volume?
8 × 4 × 3
Extra 100= 96in^3
A rectangular prism has dimensions 9 ft × 4 ft × 6 ft. Find the volume.
216 ft³
A moving box is 12 in × 8 in × 10 in. How many cubic inches of space does it have?
960 in³
A solid is made from two prisms. One has dimensions 6 × 4 × 3 and the other has dimensions 2 × 4 × 5. What is the total volume?
112 cubic units (72 + 40)
Explain the difference between area and volume.
Area measures flat space in square units. Volume measures space inside a 3-D object in cubic units.
A storage container measures 12 in × 5 in × 4 in. How many cubic inches can it hold?
240 in³
A pool is 15 ft long, 8 ft wide, and 4 ft deep. What is the volume of the pool?
480 ft³
Challenge: A rectangular prism has a volume of 360 cm³. Its length is twice its width. Its height is 5 cm. What are the length and width?
Width = 6 cm; Length = 12 cm.