Lesson 1 Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Volume = length x width x height

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Draw

Carlos got a new fish tank. The dimensions are 10in x 11.5in x 13.7in. What is the volume?

A cube

What is a cube?

A cube has the same height, width and length!

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Multiple Choice

I want to find the volume of a prism. The prism shows me that the height is 5 meters. With this information, I know that the volume of the prism is 125 meters³ . What type of prism am I?

• A RECTANGULAR PRISM

• A CUBE

What if we know the base?

If the area of the base of a rectangular prism is given, we can find the area with V=bh

Multiple Choice

The base of a fish tank has an area of 105 square inches. The heigh of the fish tank is 21 inches. What is the volume?

• 2205 cubic inches
• 315 cubic inches
• 4410 cubic inches
• 1260 cubic inches