Volume Word Problems (M5 L7)

A rectangular prism has a length of 20 inches, a width of 11 inches, and a height of 13 inches. What is the volume in cubic inches of this rectangular prism?

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

The length of one edge of a cube is 3 units. What is the volume of this cube in cubic units?

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

Which could be a unit for volume?

• length

• cubic inches

• volume

• inches

• area

• square inches

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

The four figures are rectangular prisms made of unit cubes.

Which figures have a volume of 12 cubic units?

• Figure I

• Figure II

• Figure III

• Figure IV

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

Holly put a layer of boxes in the bottom of a container. Each box has a volume of 1 cubic foot. The base layer of boxes in the container is shown.

Holly will need 8 of these layers to completely fill the container. What is the volume of the container in cubic feet?

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

Raymond used 42 cubes to build the first layer of a rectangular prism. The edge length of each cube was 1 inch. The finished prim had a total of 7 layers. What is the volume of Raymond's prism in cubic inches?

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

A student built a rectangular prism using cubes that each had a volume of 1 cubic inch.

The volume of the rectangular prism was 96 inches.

The height of the rectangular prism was 6 inches.

Which model could represent the base of this rectangular prism?D

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5A

CCSS.6.G.A.2

BONUS QUESTION: (YES, you have to answer!)

2.3 x 7.8

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3