Three Step Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Rhoda has 27 unit cubes. How many rectangular prisms with different-size bases can she make if she uses all the unit cubes in each prism?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multi-Step

Three rectangular prisms built using centimeter cubes have the following dimensions: Prism A: (6 × 7) × 5; Prism B: (7 × 4) × 6; Prism C: (6 × 8) × 4. Which lists the prisms in order from greatest to least volume?

• A; B; C

• B; C; A

• A; C; B

• C; A; B

Analyze Rhoda makes a platform using one-inch cubes. The platform is shaped like a rectangular prism and needs to be 4 inches tall. How many different platforms can Rhoda make using only 16 one-inch cubes?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 5

Selena is building a sculpture using 100 one-inch cubes. She wants the sculpture, which is shaped like a rectangular prism, to be 2 inches tall. Which of the following shows a dimension combination that Selena should NOT use?

• (25 × 2) × 2

• (50 × 1) × 2

• (10 × 5) × 2

• (10 × 10) × 2

• 45 m³
• 44 m³
• 43 m³
• 46 m³

Find the volume of the rectangular prism with dimensions 6 in. by 3 in. by 5 in. (inches).

• 126 in³

• 105 in³

• 90 in³

• 96 in³

What is the volume of this rectangular prism?

• 30 cu ft

• 36 cu ft

• 12 cu ft

• 11 cu ft

• 444.9 in³
• 443.9 in³
• 442.9 in³
• 445.9 in³

Find the volume of the rectangular prism. How many unit cubes would it take to make the rectangular prism? (The small cube just shows what one cubic unit looks like inside this rectangular prism, it is not a separate part.)

• 45 cubic units

• 13 square units

• 48 cubic units

• 24 cubic units

• 55 yd³
• 121 yd³
• 22 yd³
• 330 yd³