Volume of Prisms

Finding the Volume of Prisms

By LAURIE SHETLAR

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the shape?

• Rectangular Prism

• Rectangular Pyramid

• Triangular Prism

• Triangular Pyramid

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the shape?

• Rectangular Prism

• Rectangular Pyramid

• Triangular Prism

• Triangular Pyramid

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the shape?

• Rectangular Prism

• Rectangular Pyramid

• Triangular Prism

• Triangular Pyramid

Multiple Choice

Which shape does NOT have a triangle for a base?

Multiple Choice

In the formula V=Bh, what does B represent?

• the base of the prism

• the beginning value

• the area of the base

• the height of the prism

Remember - The base is not always the bottom!

Use the name of the figure to help you figure out the base.​

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​Each of the shapes below is a triangular prism. Where is the base on each?

Draw

Shade the base of the prism.

Draw

Shade the base of the prism.

Prism 1

​The next several questions will all be about the same shape. Answer each question to practice the process for finding the volume of a prism.

Multiple Choice

The name of this figure is a ___.

• rectangular pyramid

• triangular prism

• triangular pyramid

• rectangular prism

Multiple Choice

The shape of the base is a ____.

• square

• triangle

• rectangle

• square

Multiple Choice

The formula for the area of the base is ____.

Find the formula chart here.

• $$A=\frac{1}{2}bh$$  

• $$A=bh$$  

• $$V=Bh$$  

• $$V=bh$$  

Multiple Choice

If the height of the prism is 8, the area of the base is ___ m².

Find the formula chart here.

• 28 

• 56 

• 32 

•  224

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of the figure?

Find the formula chart here.

• 224 m³

• 32 m³

• 19 m³

• 56 m³

Prism 2

​The next several questions will all be on the same shape. Answer each question to practice the process for finding the volume of a prism.

Multiple Choice

The name of this figure is a ___ because the base is a ___.

• rectangular pyramid

  rectangle

• triangular prism

  triangle

• triangular pyramid

  triangle

• rectangular prism

  rectangle

Multiple Choice

The formula for the area of the base is ____.

Find the formula chart here.

• $$A=\frac{1}{2}bh$$  

• $$A=bh$$  

• $$V=Bh$$  

• $$V=bh$$  

Multiple Choice

The height of the figure is ___.

• 8 cm 

• 6 cm 

• 12 cm 

• 14 cm 

Multiple Choice

What is the volume of the figure?

Find the formula chart here.

• 26 cm³

• 288 cm³

• 576 cm³

• 144 cm³

Now try the following problems on your own.

Multiple Choice

Find the volume of the prism.

• 210 cm³

• 480 cm³

• 280 cm³

• 560 cm³

Fill in the Blank

The volume of the prism is ___ cm³.

Multiple Choice

Find the volume of the prism.

• 27 cm³
• 72 cm³
• 180 cm³
• 360 cm³

Multiple Choice

The flower box is being filled with soil. Estimate how many cubic feet of soil are necessary to fill the box.

• 76 in³

• 304 in³

• 254 in3

• 128 in³