Volume and surface area of rectangular prisms

What is the meaning of volume?

• Length x width x height

• The amount of space a two-dimensional object takes up

• The amount of space a three-dimensional object takes up

• Base x height

The measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure, like a cube, ball, cylinder or pyramid. Its units are always "cubic", that is, the number of unit cubes that fit inside the figure. This is the definition of which term?

• Volume

• Surface Area

• Perimeter

• Area

Which label would NOT be appropriate for volume.

• square miles
• inches³
• cm³
• cubic feet

To find the volume, you follow this formula:

• length x width x height

• length + width + height

Find the volume of the rectangular prism. How many unit cubes would it take to make the rectangular prism?

• 24 cubic units

• 13 square units

• 48 cubic units

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

What is the volume of this rectangular prism?

• 27 cubic units
• 18 cubic units
• 9 cubic units
• 3 cubic units

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

What is the volume of the rectangular prism when it is fully packed if there are no gaps or overlaps in the unit cubes?

• 15 cubic inches
• 60 cubic inches
• 30 cubic inches
• 10 cubic inches

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

What is the volume of this rectangular prism?

• 26 cubic units
• 24 cubic units
• 24 square units
• 26 square units

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

• 45mm²
• 45mm³
• 3,375mm³
• 3,375mm²

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

• 50 units³
• 56 units³
• 80 units³
• 66 units³

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5C