Volume of Prisms Quiz

Thomas uses 1-inch unit cubes to build the solid rectangular prism that is 5 inches long, 5 inches wide and 5 inches tall. What is the volume of the prism in cubic inches?

• 27 cubic inches

• 64 cubic inches

• 125 cubic inches

• 216 cubic inches

Noriko packs 1-centimeter unit cubes into a prism. What is the volume of the prism?

• 20 cubic centimeters

• 23 cubic centimeters

• 60 cubic centimeters

• 80 cubic centimeters

What is the volume of the rectangular prism at the right?

• 15 cubic feet

• 30 cubic feet

• 45 cubic feet

• 60 cubic feet

Which expressions can be used to find the volume of the rectangular prism in cubic feet?

• 35 × 3

• 7 + 3 + 5

• 35 + 35 + 35

• (7 × 5) + 3

• 7 × (3 × 5)

Aimee has a gift box in the shape of a rectangular prism that has a volume of 36 cubic inches. The box is 2 inches tall. Decide if the gift box could have a length of 6 inches and a width of 3 inches.

• Yes

• No

What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?

• V = L x W

• V = L x W x H

• V = L x W x H x 2

• V = L + W + H

• V = 2L + 2W + 2H

Emily has a fish tank in the shape of a rectangular prism. If the tank is 10 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 8 inches tall, what is the volume of the tank in cubic inches?

• 400 cubic inches

• 500 cubic inches

• 600 cubic inches

• 800 cubic inches

Which of the following dimensions could form a rectangular prism with a volume of 48 cubic centimeters?

• 4 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm

• 6 cm x 2 cm x 4 cm

• 8 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm

• 5 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm

Sarah is filling a box with 1-inch unit cubes. If the box is 7 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches tall, how many unit cubes can fit inside the box?

• 21 unit cubes

• 42 unit cubes

• 14 unit cubes

• 35 unit cubes

Jessica is building a model using 1-inch unit cubes. If her model is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall, how many unit cubes does she need?

• 48 unit cubes

• 52 unit cubes

• 56 unit cubes

• 60 unit cubes