Defining Volume
Area
Calculating Volume
Volume word problems when given Area
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100

True or False: Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.

True.

100

What is the area of this rectangle?


3 x 5 = 15 cm2

100

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

100

Linda hauls cube-shaped boxes in the trunk of her car. The boxes each have a volume of one cubic foot. The trunk is shaped like a rectangular prism. The floor of the trunk can be completely covered by a layer of 6 boxes. If 2 layers of boxes could fill the whole trunk, what is the trunk's volume?

12 cubic ft.

100

A rectangular prism has a base of 200cm and a height of 4cm. What is the volume?

800 cubic cm

200

Volume is measured in 

A. Lines 

B. Squared units 

C. Cubic units

C

200
What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

Area = length x width

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

Bill is packing a picnic. He wants to pack enough cheese cubes to share with all of his friends. Each cheese cube has a volume of one cubic centimeter. The container is shaped like a rectangular prism, and Bill fills the bottom of it with 12 of the cheese cubes. When the container is full, he counts 8 layers of cheese cubes in all. What is the volume of the container?

96 cubic cm

200

A rectangular prism is 3 millimeters long, 4 millimeters wide, and 1 millimeter high. What is the volume of the rectangular prism?

12 cubic mm

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

300

At the candy store, Carly buys caramel cubes in a box shaped like a rectangular prism. Each caramel has a volume of 1 cubic centimeter. When Carly opens the box, she sees a layer of 24 caramels filling the top of the box. If the box has 4 layers of caramels in all, what is its volume?

96 cubic cm

300
Are these two expressions equal to the same volume:   25 x 3 and 5 x 5 x 3?

Yes 

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

400

A box is 9 inches by 10 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?

720 cubic inches

400

Dominic sells and ships his award-winning fudge to customers all over the U.S. He is packing individually-wrapped cubes of fudge into a box shaped like a rectangular prism. Each fudge cube has a volume of one cubic inch. He places 24 cubes in the first layer, which fills the bottom of the box. The height of the box is 5 inches. What is the box's volume?

120 cubic in.

400

What is the volume of this prism?

4 x 6 x 3 = 72 units3

500

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

True

500

What is the area of this rectangle?

5 x 3 = 15 cm2

500

What is the volume of this prism?


12 x 6 = 72 units3

500

Layla makes necklaces out of cube-shaped beads. Each bead has a volume of one cubic centimeter. She keeps the beads in a jewelry box that is shaped like a rectangular prism. The jewelry box has a height of 6 centimeters. The bottom of the jewelry box can be completely covered by a layer of 60 beads. What is the volume of the jewelry box?

360 cubic cm

500

What is the volume of this figure?

A = 4 x 6 x 2 = 48

B = 4 x 3 x 2 = 24

48 + 24 = 72 cm3