Measuring and estimating volume of prisms

What is the volume of the figure below?

What is the formula for volume of a rectangular prism?

• V= l x w

• V= l x w x h

• V = b x h

• V = s + s + s + s

Sabrina has a toy box as shown in the picture.

The box is too tall for her to reach in and get her toys.

Her dad built her a brand new toy box with the same volume but it is much easier to reach in.

Which of the following could be the new toy box?

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Find the volume of the prism.

• 468 ft³

• 1248 ft³

• 3744 ft³

• 1872 ft²

Find the volume of the rectangular prism.

• 24 feet squared

• 24 feet cubed

• 336 feet squared

• 336 feet cubed

Find the Volume of the figure.

• 24,200 in³

• 48,400 in³

• 242 in³

• 495 in³

Triangular Prism with base lengths 3 m, 4 m, 5 m, and a height of 6m. What is the VOLUME?

(remember which number you do not use for the area of the triangle)

• 36 Cubic meters

• 72 cubic meters

• 102 cubic meters

• 96 cubic meters

A triangular prism has a volume of 400 cubic cm and a base area of 25 square cm. What is the height of the prism?

• 18 cm

• 24 cm

• 12 cm

• 16 cm

Which of the following statements is true?

• Doubling the length of a rectangular prism doubles its volume.

• Doubling the length and height of a rectangular prism doubles the surface area.

• Multiplying the width by a scale factor of 1/3 triples the volume.

• If you triple the height of a rectangular prism the volume will be increased by 3.