Composite Volume Word Problems

Joy wants to create a box with a volume of 8 cubic units. Which dimensions would work?

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

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

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

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

Find the volume of the rectangular prism. How many unit cubes would it take to make the rectangular prism?

• 13 cubic units

• 13 square units

• 48 cubic units

• 24 cubic units

Find the volume.

• 55 yd³

• 121 yd³

• 22 yd³

• 330 yd³

Bob has a rectangular prism gift box what it the volume of bobs gift box?

• 64in³

• 60in³

• 240in³

• 24in³

Jamie places fifteen 1 inch cubes in the bottom of a box.  She adds 4 more layers of the same number of cubes to completely fill the box.  What is the volume of the box?

• 75 cu in

• 20 cu in

• 60 cu in

• 15 cu in.

Bradley's father bought an above ground pool in the shape of a rectangular prism. The pool measure 12 ft. wide, 16 ft. long, and 4 ft. deep. How much water can the pool hold?

• 768 cubic feet

• 32 cubic feet

• 240 cubic feet

• 136 cubic feet

A crate is 2 feet in length, 5 feet in height, and has a volume of 40 cubic feet.  What is the width of the crate?

• 10

• 40

• 4

• 400

• 26 inches³
• 26 feet³
• 26 units
• 26 cubic units

• 24 cubic units
• 28 cubic units
• 12 cubic units
• 20 cubic units