Defining Volume
Area
Calculating Volume
Volume Using the Formula
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True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.

True.

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What is the area of this rectangle?


3 x 5 = 15 cm2

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What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?

Volume = length x width x height

or 

Volume = Area of base x height

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length = 4 cm

height = 2 cm

width = 10 cm

80 cubic cm

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Volume is measured in 

A. Lines 

B. Squared units 

C. Cubic units

C

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What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Area = length x width

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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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length = 8 m

height = 1 m

width = 11 m

88 cubic meters

300

The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:

volume = length x width x height

300

What is the area of this rectangle?

5 x 8 = 40 cm2

300

What is the volume of this figure?

6 x 3 x 4 = 72 cm3

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length = 6 in

height = 2 in

width = 8 in

96 cubic inches

400

Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?

cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed, or cm3

400

Which ONE of the following demonstrates area?

- a kleenex box

- the top of a desk

- a line

The top of a desk

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A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?

792 cubic inches

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length = 7 ft

height = 2 ft

width = 5 ft

70 cubic feet

500

True or False: Another formula for volume is Area of the base x height.

True

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What is the area of this rectangle?

5 x 3 = 15 cm2

500

What is the volume of this prism?

Base area = 12 units2

Height = 6 units

12 x 6 = 72 units3

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length = 12 cm

height = 1 cm

width = 7 cm

84 cubic cm