Defining Volume
Area & Perimeter
Volume Formula
Finding Dimensions
Mixed Bag
100
True or False.
Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
100
Kim is putting a fence around her garden. The garden is 8 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. How many feet of fencing does she need?
22 ft.
100
A mailbox is in the shape of a rectangular prism. It has a length of 10 inches, a width of 12 inches, and a height of 8 inches. What is the total volume of the box?
960 in3
100
Kara wants to build a birdhouse that has a volume of 240 cubic yards. The wood she is using has a length of 12 yards and a width of 4 yards. How tall does she have to make the birdhouse to fit her volume requirement?
height = 5 yards
100
Bobby got a RUBICS CUBE for his birthday. Each side of the cube is 5 inches. What is the volume of the RUBICS CUBE?
5x5x5 = 125 cu. in.
200
Volume is measured in:
A. Lines
B. Squares
C. Cubic units
C. Cubic units
200
Kim's garden is 8 ft. long and 3 ft. wide. What is the area of her garden?
24 ft2
200
I made a tower in the shape of a rectangular prism out of blocks. The length was 8 in, width was 2 in, and height was 4 in. What was the volume of the figure?
8x2x4 = 64 cubic inches
200
Complete the number sentence:
12 in x 6 in x _____in = 288 cubic inches
4 inches
200
Volume = 108 cubic inches, length = 9 inches, width = 2 inches, height = ?
Height = 6 inches
300
The formulas for finding volume of a rectangular prism are:
volume = length x width x height (l x w x h)
volume = Area of the Base x height (B x h)
300
Jack is putting a fence around his deck. The deck is rectangular and measures 12 ft. by 20 feet. How many feet of fencing will Jack need to put around the deck?
64 feet
300
A rectangular prism has a base with an area of 35ft2 and a height of 9 feet. What is the total volume of this rectangular prism?
315 cubic feet
300
Complete the number sentence
5 cm x _____ cm x 9 cm = 540 cubic cm
12 cm
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Carl bought a book for a friend that was 2 inches high, 12 inches long and 10 inches wide. He placed the book in his friend's locker that was 20 inches high, 10 inches wide and 10 inches long. How much space was left in the locker after the book was placed in the locker?
Volume of book: 240 cubic inches
Volume of locker: 2,000 cubic inches
Space left -- 2,000 - 240 = 1760 cubic inches
400
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters (cu. cm), or
centimeters cubed (cm3)
400
Jack's deck is rectangular and measures 12 ft. by 20 feet. He has chairs that are 2 ft. wide and 5 ft. long. How many chairs can he fit on his deck?
24 chairs
400
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
400
Find all the possible dimensions of a box that has a volume of 28 cubic feet (NOT USING 1 as a dimension)
2 x 2 x 7
7 x 2 x 2
2 x 7 x 2
400
Volume = 56 cubic feet, length = ?, width = 2 feet, height = 7 feet
length = 4 feet
500
True or False. You can find the volume of an irregular (composite) figure by using length x width x height.
False. You would have to add the volumes of the different figures.
500
What is the area of this shape?
2,400 ft.
500
Two cubes are stacked on top of each other. The total volume of both cubes is 250 cubic inches. What are the dimensions of the cubes?
5 inches for all three dimensions 5 x 5 x 5 = 125 cubic inches PER cube TWO CUBES 125 + 125 = 250 cubic inches :)
500
Joe is building a dollhouse for his daughter. He wants the dollhouse to have a volume of 35 cubic inches. How many different dollhouses, with a different-size base, will have a volume of exactly 35 cubic inches? Make a table to show your work.
5 possible dollhouses:
(1x1)x35, (1x5)x7, (1x7)x5, (1x35)x1, (5x7)x1
500
You are packing for a big road trip! Your trunk is tight but you think you can fit your suitcase in -- your trunk has a base area of 96 square feet and without blocking the rear view window you can stack your suitcase 4 feet high. If your suitcase has a volume of 260 cubic feet, will it fit?
YES it will fit! with 124 cubic feet left over
Trunk: 384 cubic feet
Suitcase: 260 cubic feet