Volume of Rectangular Prisms Mixed Word Problem Practice

Joy wants to create a box with a volume of 8 cubic units. Select ALL of the possible dimensions that the box could have.

• length: 8 units
  width: 1 unit
  height: 1 unit

• length: 2 units
  width 2 units
  height: 2 units

• length: 4 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 2 units
• length: 2 units
  width: 4 units
  height: 1 unit

Jule wants to build a doghouse with a volume of 24 cubic meters. Select ALL of the possible dimensions that the doghouse could have.

• length: 6 meters
  width: 2 meters
  height: 2 meters

• length: 3 meters
  width: 3 meters
  height: 2 meters

• length: 7 meters
  width: 3 meters
  height: 1 meter

• length: 3 meters
  width: 4 meters
  height: 2 meters

Cheyenne wants to create a box with a volume of 12 cubic units. Select ALL of the possible dimensions that the box could have.

• length: 6 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 1 unit

• length: 3 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 2 units

• length: 4 units
  width: 3 units
  height: 1 unit

• length: 2 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 3 units

Carson wants to build a box with a volume of 72 cubic units. Select ALL of the possible dimensions that the box could have.

• length: 6 units
  width: 6 units
  height: 2 units

• length: 8 units
  width: 3 units
  height: 3 units

• length: 9 units
  width: 8 units
  height: 2 units

• length: 9 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 4 units

Harriet wants to design a box with a volume of 150 cubic units. Select ALL of the possible dimensions that the box could have.

• length: 50 units
  width: 1 unit
  height: 3 units

• length: 150 units
  width: 1 unit
  height: 2 units

• length: 50 units
  width: 2 units
  height: 2 units

• length: 10 units
  width: 5 units
  height: 4 units

Each side of an ice cube measures 3 inches. What is the volume of the ice cube?

• 6 cubic inches
• 27 cubic inches

• 9 cubic inches

• 6 square inches

Quinton wants to build a toy box with a volume of 16 cubic feet. Which answer choice shows what the dimensions of the toy box could be?

• 2 x 3 x 4
• 2 x 2 x 2
• 2 x 3 x 3
• 2 x 4 x 2

A classroom is 20 feet wide, 10 feet long, and 9 feet high. What is the volume of the classroom

• 200 cubic feet

• 90 square feet

• 200 square feet

• 1800 cubic feet

Krispy Kritters Cereal used to come in a box with a volume of 180 in³. However, the Krispy Kritters Co. designed a new, larger box that is 10 inches wide, 6 inches deep, and 4 inches high. How many more cubic inches will the new box hold?

• 60 in³

• 240 in³

• 60 in²

• 24 in³

A cubic container has an edge length of 10 inches. A rectangular container measures 12 inches wide, 10 inches long, and 8 inches high. Which container is larger, based on the volume?

• the cube

• the rectangular prism

• they are the same