Volume of rectangular prisms

Malachi is building a sand box for the playground. The box will be rectangular and will be 15 feet long 12 feet wide. The sides of the sand box will be 1/2 foot tall. How much sand will it take to fill the sand box?

It will take ____ cubic feet of sand to fill the sand box. (enter number only)

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

A shoebox is 14 inches long, 5 inches wide and 6 inches tall. Alexandria is placing one-inch cubes along the bottom of the shoebox. If she only puts one layer of cubes, how many one-inch cubes will fit IN THE BOTTOM of the shoebox?

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

A shoebox is 14 inches long, 5 inches wide and 6 inches tall. If Alexandria places layers of the one-inch cubes in the box, then HOW MANY LAYERS of the cubes will the box hold?

The box will hold __ layers of one-inch cubes.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

A shoebox is 14 inches long, 5 inches wide and 6 inches tall. If Alexandria FILLS the box with one-inch cubes, then how many cubes will the box hold?

The box will hold ____ one-inch cubes.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

Layla is building a small fish tank. It will be rectangular in shape. What does she need to calculate to figure out how much plastic she needs to buy to build the fish tank?

• The volume

• The area

• The perimeter

• The surface area

Layla is building a small fish tank. It will be rectangular in shape. What does she need to calculate to figure out how much water she can put into the tank?

• The volume

• The area

• The perimeter

• The surface area