Expressions
Area
Definitions of Area and Volume
Volume
100

11 x (7 + 2) =

What is 99

100

The area of a rectangle with a length of 4 units and a width of 3 1/2 units. (Don't forget the units)

What is 14 units squared

100

A measure of the surface inside a closed boundry. Measured in square units

What is Area

100

The volume of a prism where the area of the base is 12 square feet and the height is 3 feet. (units)

What is 36 cubic feet

200

The expression for: Alexa has 3 boxes of 10 shells each. She bought shells at the store to double her collections.

(3 x 10) x 2

200

The area of a table that is three feet wide and two and one half feet long.

7 1/2 squared feet

200

A measure of the amount of space an object takes up. Measured in cubic units.

What is volume

200

The volume of a rectangular prism that has fourteen centimeters cubes on the first layer and four layers

What is 56 cubic cm

300

Write the expression for:

Multiply the sum of seven and three by six

6 x (7 + 3) 

or (7 + 3) x 6

300

The area of a rectangle that is 4 units long and 2 and 1/5 units wide

What is 8 4/5 units squared

300

A rectangular prism completely packed with 24 unit cubes has a volume of 24 cubic units. (true or false)

What is true

300

Three strategies for finding volume

What is 

counting cubes, 

V = l x w x h, 

V = B x h

400

(15 - 10) + (4 x 5) = ? + 5

What is 20

400

A farmer has one square mile of land. If he divides his land into square fields that are 1/3 mile long and 1/3 mile wide, how many fields will he have?

What is 9 fields

400

If two containers have the same volume, they must have the same length, width and height. (true or false)

What is false

400

The volume of the Baritone case

What is 3563 cubic inches

500

What is equal to 9 using at least three of the following numbers with grouping symbols (12, 3, 6, 1, 2)

What is ... check with teacher for correct answer

500

The pattern you notice about the relationship between the fractional side length of a smaller square and the number of smaller squares that will fit in one square unit.

What is multiplying the fraction denominator by itself gives the number of small squares that fit into the large square unit

500

Explain why unit cubes are better than pattern blocks or other units to measure volume

What is they are all equal in size, there are no gaps or overlaps

500

Asher needs to take the xylophone (4050 cubic inches), the French horn (2136 cubic inches) and the trombone (1352 cubic inches) with him to a band concert. His trunk is 13 cubic feet. Will they all fit?

What is yes. 

12 x 12 x 12 = 1728 cubic inches in 1 cubic foot

4050 + 2136 + 1352 = 7538 total cubic inches

7538/1728 = about 4 cubic feet