Volume

What is volume?

• The amount of space occupied by a two-dimensional object

• The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object

• The length of a one-dimensional object

• The amount of water a container can hold

How can we measure the volume of a cube?

• By counting the number of unit cubes it can hold

• By measuring its length, width, and height

• By measuring the amount of water it can hold

• By measuring its weight

What is the formula to calculate volume?

• Volume = length + width + height

• Volume = length * width * height

• Volume = length / width / height

• Volume = length - width - height

What are some applications of volume?

• Determining the amount of water needed to fill a bottle

• Determining the amount of sand needed to fill a sandbox

• Determining the amount of simmer needed to fill a patio

• All of the above

What is the volume for this figure?

​ (a)   ​

• 432 ft
• 432 inches
• 423 ft
• 28 ft

The volume of this figure is ​ (a)  

• 60 square units
• 12 square units
• 50 square units
• 20 square units

El volumen de este prisma rectangular es de 60 cm3.

¿Cuál es la medida que te falta?​ (a)  

• 4 cm
• 45 cm
• 52 cm
• 40 cm

El volumen de este prisma rectangular es de 90 m3.

¿Cuál es la medida que falta para a?

Find the volume of the figure.

The diagram shows the dimensions, in feet, of two rectangular prisms joined together. What is the combined volume of these prisms, in cubic feet?

• 32 cubic feet

• 64 cubic feet

• 96 cubic feet

• 90 cubic feet