Defining Volume
True or False. Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
True or False. A cube has six square faces.
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
Volume = length x width x height
Double! How do you find the height if the volume, length, and width are given to you.
Divide the volume by the product of length x width
Volume is measured in A. Lines B. Squares C. Cubic units
A figure is made out of sugar cubes. If the figure is made of 6 rows, with 5 sugar cubes in each row, how many sugar cubes are there altogether?
6x5=30 sugar cubes
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
Volume = 4 cubic inches, length = 2 inches, width = 2 inches, height = ?
Height = 1 inch
The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is:
volume = length x width x height
I made this figure out of blocks. How many cubes did I use to make the figure?
32 cubic units
What is the volume of the figure?
2x3x6=36 cubic feet
Volume = 12 cubic feet, width = 2 feet, height = 2 feet, length = ?
length = 3 feet
Centimeters x centimeters x centimeters = ?
cubic centimeters, or centimeters cubed
How many cubes make up the figure?
40 cubic units
A box is 9 inches by 11 inches by 8 inches. What is the volume of the box?
792 cubic inches
Volume = 56 cubic feet, length = 7 feet, width = 2 feet, height = ?
height = 4 feet