Combining Volumes of Rectangular Prisms

To fill a rectangular fish tank, 720 liters of water are needed. If the tank is 1.2 meters long and 0.6 meters wide, how deep is the tank?

• 1 meter

• 1.5 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 1.0 meters

The volume of this figure is ___ units.

The volume of this rectangular prism is ___ units.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following is the correct formula to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

• Length + Width + Height

• 2(Length + Width + Height)

• Length / Width / Height

• 3 cm

• 30 cm

• 12 cm

• 0.3 cm

• A

• B

• C

• D

Johan is stacking unit cubes in a box. He partially fills the box as shown. Johan wants to find the volume of the box. For each blank chose the answer that is correct. ​ ​ ​ (a)   unit cubes are needed for each layer. ​ (b)   layers are needed to fill the box. Johan needs ​ (c)   cubic units to fill the box.

• 27

• 6

• 162

• 54 cubic units

• 9 unit cubes

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with length 8 cm, width 5 cm, and height 2 cm?

A swimming pool is in the shape of a rectangular prism and holds 2,500 cubic meters of water. If the pool is 50 meters long and 10 meters wide, how deep is the pool?

• 2 meters

• 5 meters

• 10 meters

• 25 meters