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Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Find the volume of boxes with l × w × h and B × h, including combined figures.

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  1. A box is 6 cm long, 4 cm wide and 7 cm tall. What is its volume?

    • A 188 cm³
    • B 168 cm³
    • C 17 cm³
    • D 24 cm³

    V = l × w × h = 6 × 4 × 7 = 168 cm³

  2. A fish tank is 7 in long, 8 in wide and 5 in tall. What is its volume?

    • A 280 in³
    • B 56 in³
    • C 262 in³
    • D 20 in³

    V = l × w × h = 7 × 8 × 5 = 280 in³

  3. A toy chest is 5 ft long, 2 ft wide and 9 ft tall. What is its volume?

    • A 146 ft³
    • B 10 ft³
    • C 90 ft³
    • D 16 ft³

    V = l × w × h = 5 × 2 × 9 = 90 ft³

  4. A shipping crate is 10 m long, 4 m wide and 6 m tall. What is its volume?

    • A 40 m³
    • B 240 m³
    • C 20 m³
    • D 248 m³

    V = l × w × h = 10 × 4 × 6 = 240 m³

  5. A drawer is 11 cm long, 4 cm wide and 9 cm tall. What is its volume?

    • A 358 cm³
    • B 44 cm³
    • C 24 cm³
    • D 396 cm³

    V = l × w × h = 11 × 4 × 9 = 396 cm³

  6. A sandbox is 5 in long, 5 in wide and 2 in tall. What is its volume?

    • A 50 in³
    • B 12 in³
    • C 90 in³
    • D 25 in³

    V = l × w × h = 5 × 5 × 2 = 50 in³

  7. A box is 2 ft long, 2 ft wide and 6 ft tall. What is its volume?

    • A 10 ft³
    • B 4 ft³
    • C 56 ft³
    • D 24 ft³

    V = l × w × h = 2 × 2 × 6 = 24 ft³

  8. A fish tank is 7 m long, 8 m wide and 7 m tall. What is its volume?

    • A 56 m³
    • B 22 m³
    • C 392 m³
    • D 322 m³

    V = l × w × h = 7 × 8 × 7 = 392 m³

  9. A toy chest is 9 cm long, 6 cm wide and 5 cm tall. What is its volume?

    • A 270 cm³
    • B 54 cm³
    • C 20 cm³
    • D 258 cm³

    V = l × w × h = 9 × 6 × 5 = 270 cm³

  10. A shipping crate is 11 in long, 7 in wide and 7 in tall. What is its volume?

    • A 539 in³
    • B 406 in³
    • C 77 in³
    • D 25 in³

    V = l × w × h = 11 × 7 × 7 = 539 in³

  11. A drawer is 6 ft long, 8 ft wide and 5 ft tall. What is its volume?

    • A 236 ft³
    • B 240 ft³
    • C 19 ft³
    • D 48 ft³

    V = l × w × h = 6 × 8 × 5 = 240 ft³

  12. A sandbox is 10 m long, 7 m wide and 5 m tall. What is its volume?

    • A 310 m³
    • B 70 m³
    • C 350 m³
    • D 22 m³

    V = l × w × h = 10 × 7 × 5 = 350 m³

  13. A box is 12 cm long, 4 cm wide and 2 cm tall. What is its volume?

    • A 160 cm³
    • B 48 cm³
    • C 18 cm³
    • D 96 cm³

    V = l × w × h = 12 × 4 × 2 = 96 cm³

  14. A fish tank is 11 in long, 5 in wide and 9 in tall. What is its volume?

    • A 25 in³
    • B 495 in³
    • C 55 in³
    • D 398 in³

    V = l × w × h = 11 × 5 × 9 = 495 in³

  15. A toy chest is 9 ft long, 7 ft wide and 4 ft tall. What is its volume?

    • A 254 ft³
    • B 20 ft³
    • C 252 ft³
    • D 63 ft³

    V = l × w × h = 9 × 7 × 4 = 252 ft³

  16. A shipping crate is 8 m long, 4 m wide and 8 m tall. What is its volume?

    • A 288 m³
    • B 20 m³
    • C 32 m³
    • D 256 m³

    V = l × w × h = 8 × 4 × 8 = 256 m³

  17. A prism has a base area of 24 sq cm and a height of 5 cm. What is its volume?

    • A 48 cm³
    • B 29 cm³
    • C 240 cm³
    • D 120 cm³

    V = B × h = 24 × 5

  18. A box has volume 60 cm³. It is 5 cm long and 4 cm wide. How tall is it?

    • A 20 cm
    • B 51 cm
    • C 3 cm
    • D 12 cm

    5 × 4 = 20, and 60 ÷ 20 = 3.

  19. How many 1-cm cubes fill a box 3 cm by 3 cm by 3 cm?

    • A 54
    • B 9
    • C 27
    • D 18
  20. A cube has edges of 4 inches. What is its volume?

    • A 64 in³
    • B 12 in³
    • C 16 in³
    • D 96 in³
  21. Two boxes are stacked: one is 2 × 3 × 4 ft and one is 2 × 3 × 2 ft. What is the total volume?

    • A 36 ft³
    • B 12 ft³
    • C 24 ft³
    • D 48 ft³

    24 + 12 = 36

  22. Which unit is used to measure volume?

    • A square centimeters
    • B cubic centimeters
    • C centimeters
    • D grams
  23. Doubling only the height of a box doubles its volume.

    True

  24. A 2 × 3 × 4 box and a 4 × 3 × 2 box have the same volume.

    True Both are 24 cubic units.

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