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Find the Volume
100

What is the definition of volume?

The amount of space an object takes up.

100

Ms. Orallo's Uber Eats box is shaped like a rectangular prism. The base of the box has an area of 10 square centimeters and its height is 5 centimeters. What is the volume of the box?

Explain or show your reasoning.

50 cubic cm

100

Explain or show how the expression represents the volume of the rectangular prism in cubes.

(Section A #3)

There are 4 layers and each layer has 6 cubes.

100

Find the volume.

(Section A #2a)

30 cubic units

200

Is volume used for 2d objects or 3d objects?

3D
200

A shoe box is shaped like a rectangular prism. The base of the box has an area of 12 square centimeters and its height is 3 centimeters. What is the volume of the shoe box?

Explain or show your reasoning.

36 cubic cm

200

Explain or show how the expression represents the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic units.

(Section B #2)

4 represents the height while 48 represents the base of the figure (6x8)

200

Find the volume. Do not fill the rectangular prism.

(Section A #2b)

22 cubic units

300

What formula can I use to find volume if I am given the base?

Base x Height

300

The phone bin is shaped like a rectangular prism. The base of the bin has an area of 30 square centimeters and its height is 2 centimeters. What is the volume of the phone bin?

Explain or show your reasoning.

60 cubic cm

300

A box is shaped like a rectangular prism. Its measurements are 6 cm by 2 cm by 15 cm.

Select all expressions that represent the volume of the box in cubic centimeters.

A. 6x2x15

B. 2x90

C. 12x30

D. 8x15

E. 15 x 12

(Section B #3)

A, B, E

300

Find the volume of the rectangular prism. Explain or show your reasoning.

(Section B #1)

140 cubic inches

400

What formula can I use to find volume?

LxWxH

400

Marcelino's birthday present is shaped like a rectangular prism. The base of the box has an area of 100 square centimeters and its height is 5 centimeters. What is the volume of the present?

Explain or show your reasoning.

500 cubic cm

400

Create an expression to solve for volume.

(Section C #1a)

(4x3x1)+(4x4x1) or (4x3x2)+(4x1x1)

400

Find the volume of each figure. Explain or show your reasoning.

(Section C #1a)

28 cubic units

500

Which has a greater volume? Explain your reasoning. 

(Section A #1)

Figure A is greater because it has a volume of 10 cubic units and figure B has a volume of 9 cubic units.

500

A jewelry box is shaped like a rectangular prism. The base of the box has an area of 200 square centimeters and its height is 6 centimeters. What is the volume of the jewelry box?

Explain or show your reasoning.

(Section C #2)

1,200 cubic cm

500

Create an expression to solve for volume.

(Section C #1b)

(6x2x4)+(14x6x4) or (6x4x8)+(8x6x4)

500

Find the volume of each figure. Explain or show your reasoning.

(Section C #1b)

(6x4x8)+(8x6x4)

24x8+48x4

192+192

384 cubic inches