Packing Cubes in Prisms

Lulu has a large bag of blocks. Each block has a volume of 1 cubic inch. She uses some of the cubes to pack a box with equal layers of the blocks. How can she find the volume of the box?

• Count the total number blocks that are in each layer of the box.

• Count the total number of layers in the box.

• Count the number of blocks left in the bag after packing the box.

• Count the number of blocks covering the bottom of the box.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

Which expression can be used to find the total volume of the block?

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5C

The prisms given below are packed with unit cubes. Which prism has a volume equal to 64 cubic units?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

What is the volume of the rectangular prism when it is fully packed if there are no gaps or overlaps in the unit cubes?

• 15 cubic inches

• 60 cubic inches

• 30 cubic inches

• 10 cubic inches

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

What is the volume of this prism?

• 6 cubic units

• 12 cubic units

• 4 cubic units

• 8 cubic units

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

What is the volume of this prism?

• 20 cubic feet

• 8 cubic feet

• 40 cubic feet

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the volume of this prism?

• 16 cubic cm

• 36 cubic cm

• 144 cubic cm

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

A box has a volume of 30 cubic inches. If the length was 5 inches and the width measured 3 inches, what was the box's height?

• 2 inches

• 3 inches

• 5 inches

• 1 inch

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

What is the volume of this rectangular prism?

• 20 cu in

• 9 cu in

• 25 cu in

• 20 cu cm

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Jim made a rectangular prism whose length is 4 in., height 10 in., and width 6 in. Find the volume of a rectangular prism

• 250 in³

• 240 in³

• -240 in³

• 240 cm³

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CCSS.7.G.B.6