DOL 21

Ms. Washington put a layer of boxes in the bottom of a package. Each box has a volume of 1 cubic centimeter. The base layer of boxes in the package is shown. Ms. Washington will need 7 of these layers to fill the package completely. What is the volume of the package in cubic centimeters?

• 224 centimeters^3

• 32 centimeters^3

• 217 centimeters^3

• 44 centimeters^3

The base of a right rectangular prism is covered with a layer of unit cubes, as shown below. Assume that stacking 3 more layers of cubes in the prism will fill it completely. Select TWO expressions that represent the volume of the prism in cubic units.

• 24x4

• 6x4x3

• 6x4+6x3

• 6x7

• 6x4x4

The figure shows the base layer of a rectangular prism that Mikaela built using cubes. ●The prism was made by stacking 9 layers of the cubes. ●Each layer was identical to the base layer. ●Each cube has a volume of 1 cubic feet. What is the volume of the rectangular prism that Mikaela built?

• 436 feet^3

• 36 feet^3

• 117 feet^3

• 468 feet^3

Ms. Walker used 24 cubes to build the first layer of a rectangular prism. The edge length of each cube was 1 inch. The finished prism had a total of 7 layers. What is the volume of Ms. Walker’s prism in cubic inches?

• 300 cubic inches

• 168 cubic inches

• 194 cubic inches

• 31 cubic inches

Explain why the volume of the prism is 24 cubic units.