Defining Volume
Calculating Volume
Volume
Volume as Layers
Additive Volume
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True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True.
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B. 60 cubic inches
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How many cubes will fit in this prism? 
24 cubes would fit in this prism.
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Why would filling a box with marbles and filling the same box with cubes be different amounts?
Sample answer:
They are different sizes and shapes. Marbles don't fit together as nicely as cubes.
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True or False.
Volume can be found be figuring out the base, and then how many layers there are.
True
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Volume is measured in
A. Lines
B. Squared units
C. Cubic units
C
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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
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The volume of a prism is 60 in3. The length is 10 inches and the width is 3 inches. What is the height?
10 x 3 x ?= 60
30 x ? = 60
The height is 2 inches.
200
How many cubes are in one layer of this rectangular prism? 
2 layers of 16
OR
4 layers of 8
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How do you find the volume of a composite figure? 
You find the volume of each rectangular prism then add the volume amounts together to get the total.
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One formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
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What is the volume of this figure?
6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3
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What is the TOTAL volume of this prism if all the space were filled?
4 x 6 x 3 = 72 units3
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4 layers of 24
The prism is 4 cubes high and 6 cubes long and 4 cubes wide.
300
What is the volume of this composite prism?
72 in3
400
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3
400
A box is 5 inches by 2 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
80 cubic inches
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The base of a rectangular prism is 40m2 and the width is 4 m. What is the volume of this prism?
40 x 4 = 160 m3
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How many layers are in this rectangular prism? 
3 layers of 24
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What is the volume of the top figure?
108 cm3
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True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.
True
500
What is the volume of this prism?
12 x 6 = 72 units3
500
The volume of a rectangular prism is 50 m3. What could the dimensions (length, width, and height) be? There is more than one correct answer!
25 x 2 x 1
5 x 5 x 2
10 x 5 x 1
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What is the volume of this prism? It has 4 layers of 50 square meters.
200 m3
500
What is the volume of top layer?
48 cm3