VOLUME REVIEW

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SINGLE – 1
Which of these is not always an effective
strategy for determining the volume of a
rectangular prism?

• Multiply length x width x height

• Break it into layers and add up the amount in each layer
• Count a face and multiply it by 3
• Multiply the area of the base by the height
SINGLE – 2
What is the volume of this rectangular prism?
SINGLE – 3

What is the formula for finding the

volume of a rectangular prism?
SINGLE – 4
Select the expression below that is equivalent to
(2 x 5) x 6.

a. 2 x 30
b. 7x6
c. 2 x (5 x 6)
d. 10 x 6
SINGLE – 5
Describe two ways to find the volume of the
prism below.
SINGLE – 6

True or false:
The volume of rectangular prisms change when they
are stacked on top of each other?
DOUBLE – 1

A rectangular prism is made of 5 layers that

each have 18 cubic units in them. What is
the volume of this prism?
DOUBLE – 2
Show two different ways to decompose this
rectangular prism into layers to find the volume.

4 inches

3 inches
9 inches
DOUBLE – 3

A rectangular prism has a length of 5 cm and a

width of 5 cm. The volume of the prism is 300
cubic cm. The height of the prism is unknown.
Explain how to find the height of the prism.
Then give the height.
DOUBLE – 4

Alfa’s tree house is 7 feet tall, 8 feet long

and the width is half of what it is tall.
How many cubic feet of space are inside
Alfa’s tree house?
DOUBLE – 5

KK built a new raised box for her mothers

garden. It is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3
feet high. She fills it evenly with soil to a
height of 2 feet. How many cubic feet of
soil are in this raised garden box?
DOUBLE – 6
The volume of the storage space in a
moving truck is 225 cubic yards. The
length of the storage space is 9 yards and
the width and height are the same.
Explain how to determine the width and
the height.
HOME RUN – 1

Steve has a rectangular prism that he can find

the volume of by counting the number of
cubes on a face and multiplying it by 4. What
could be the dimensions of Steve’s prism?
How do you know?
HOME RUN – 2

A rectangular prism is made of 5

layers that each have 18 units in them.
Name 3 possible sets of dimensions
for this prism.
HOME RUN – 3
Name two ways to increase the volume of this
prism by 60 cubic units. At least one of the
ways must be based on your knowledge of
using layers to find volume.
HOME RUN – 4
These two prisms are glued together to create a
composite figure. What is the volume of the new
figure?

Prisms are not drawn to scale

HOME RUN – 5
Describe how to find the volume of the composite
figure shown below.

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HOME RUN – 6
A storage box is shown below. Determine how many
of each size box will fit inside the storage box.
Large box dimensions: 8 feet x 3 feet x 2 feet
Small box dimensions: 4 feet x 1 foot x 3 feet

6 feet

8 feet 4 feet