How many unit cubes fit in a prism that measures 3 by 4 by 1?
12 cubes
What is the volume of a prism that measures 3 by 6 by 2?
36 cubes
The measure going left to right.
Length
A pencil box has a volume of 100 cubic inches. The length is 10 inches and the width is 2 inches. What is the height?
What is 5 inches
The measurement going up and down.
Height
A Christmas package is a big square and has a volume of 1,728 cubic inches. The length is 12 inches and the width is 12 inches. What is the height?
12 inches
Two rectangular prisms are sitting on top of each other. One has measurements of 3 feet by 2 feet by 6 feet. The other one has measurements of 5 feet x 6 feet x 6 feet. What is the total volume of the prisms?
216 cubic feet
The measurement going front to back.
Width
One cereal box has a volume of 462 cubic inches. Another cereal box measures 12 inches tall, 8 inches long, and 3 inches wide. What is the combined volume of the two cereal boxes?
750 cubic inches
Two objects are sitting on top of each other. One is a rectangular prism and has measurements of 7 cm by 6 cm by 4 cm. The other one is a cube and has measurements of 5 cm. What is the total volume of the whole object?
293 cubic centimeters
What is the volume of the box that has a height of 20 in, width of 9 and length of 15
2700 cubic inches
How do you find the volume of an irregularly shaped rectangular prism?
1 - Break the shape into two or more rectangular prisms.
2 - Find the volume of each rectangular prism by multiplying V = L x W x H.
3 - Add the volumes of each rectangular prism together.
A box has a length of 12cm, a width of 10cm, and a height of 6cm. A second box has a length of 60cm and a width of 2cm. Both boxes have the same volume. What is the height of the second box?
6 centimeters
Two cubes are sitting on top of each other. One has measurements of 12 inches on each side. The other one has measurements of 8 inches. What is the total volume of the cubes?
2,240 cubic inches