Volume of Prisms

What is the formula to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

• length + width + height

• length * width * height

• length x width x height

• length / width / height

How does the volume of a rectangular prism change if its dimensions are doubled?

• The volume of the rectangular prism remains the same.

• The volume of the rectangular prism increases by a factor of 4.

• The volume of the rectangular prism decreases by a factor of 2.

• The volume of the rectangular prism increases by a factor of 8.

If you have a rectangular prism with a volume of 60 cubic units and you use three such prisms to approximate a pyramid, what is the inferred volume of the pyramid?

• 180 cubic units

• 60 cubic units

• 30 cubic units

• 20 cubic units

After exploring with rectangular prisms, what formula do you derive for the volume of a pyramid with a rectangular base?

• V=bh

• V=1/2 bh

• V=1/3 bh

• 1/4 bh

What observation about the volume of a pyramid compared to the volume of a rectangular prism helps in deriving the formula for the pyramid's volume?

• A pyramid's volume is equal to the volume of the prism.

• A pyramid's volume is half the volume of the prism.

• A pyramid's volume is one-third the volume of the prism.

• A pyramid's volume is twice the volume of the prism.