Finding Volume by Counting Cubes and Cubic

Volume is measured by counting __________ inside of a three dimensional shape.

• cubes

• squares

• lines

• lengths

Gabe creates a rectangular prism that has 5 layers of 6 unit cubes. The volume is ____ cubic units.

Which formula can be used to find the volume of a rectangular prism?

• length x width

• length x width x height

• height x length

• length + width + height

Joy wants to create a box with a volume of 8 cubic units. Which dimensions would work?

• length: 8 units
  width: 8 units
  height: 8 units

• length: 2 units
  width 4 units
  height: 3 units

• length: 4 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 2 units

• length: 2 units
  width: 4 units
  height: 1 unit

What is a unit cube?

• A cube with a length, width, and height of 2 units.

• A rectangular prism with a length and width of 1 unit, and a height of 2 units.

• A square.

• A cube with a length, width, and height of 1 unit.

Which label would NOT be appropriate for volume.

• square miles

• inches³

• cm³

• cubic feet

The fish tank in the library is 3 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 feet deep.  What is the volume of the fish tank?

• 15 cu ft

• 20 cu ft

• 60 cu ft

• 15 cu ft

Emma made two right rectangular prisms with unit cubes.  The prisms each measured 2 units wide, 5 units long and 3 units tall.  What is the total volume of both figures?

• 10 cubes

• 30 cubes

• 60 cubes

• 120 cubes

A cube has a length of 3 inches.  Find the volume.

• 9 inches³

• 12 inches³

• 27 inches³

• 18 inches³

Joe measured the volume of a cube-shaped box as being 125 cubic inches.  If the base layer of the box fits 25 small cubes of 1 cubic inch each, how many layers of small cubes will fit in the box?

• 25

• 5

• 15

• 5.5