Volume of Prisms Quiz

What is the formula for calculating the volume of a prism?

• Length times width times height

• Area of the base times the height

• Length times width

• Base times height divided by two

How do you find the area of the base for a rectangular prism?

• Length times width

• One-half base times height

• Length times height

• Base times height

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with a base of 8 by 16 and a height of 25?

• 3200 cm³

• 4000 cm³

• 320 cm³

• 1600 cm³

How do you calculate the area of the base for a triangular prism?

• Base times height divided by two

• One-half base times height

• Base times height

• Length times width

What is the volume of a triangular prism with a base length of 2, height of 5, and prism height of 3?

• 15 inches³

• 10 inches³

• 30 inches³

• 20 inches³

If a cake batter occupies 192 cubic inches in a pan with an 8-inch square base, what is the height of the batter?

• 3 inches

• 6 inches

• 4 inches

• 2 inches

How do you find the volume of a composite figure?

• Divide the total volume by the number of prisms

• Subtract the smaller volume from the larger volume

• Multiply the volumes of the individual prisms

• Add the volumes of the individual prisms

What is the volume of a triangular prism with a base of 9, height of 9, and prism height of 12?

• 486 meters³

• 972 meters³

• 243 meters³

• 729 meters³

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with a square base of 9 and height of 12?

• 108 meters³

• 486 meters³

• 648 meters³

• 972 meters³

What is the total volume of a composite figure with a triangular prism volume of 486 meters³ and a rectangular prism volume of 972 meters³?

• 1450 meters³

• 1458 meters³

• 1440 meters³

• 1452 meters³