Mastering Prism Word Problems: Volume & Area Challenges

A rectangular prism has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 4 cm. What is the volume of the prism in cubic centimeters?

• 60 cubic centimeters

• 20 cubic centimeters

• 60 square centimeters

• 12 cubic centimeters

If a prism has a volume of 120 cubic inches and a height of 5 inches, what is the area of the base in square inches?

• 24

• 15

• 20

• 30

A box in the shape of a rectangular prism has dimensions of 10 cm by 6 cm by 2 cm. How many liters of water can it hold? (1 liter = 1000 cm³)

• 0.12 liters

• 0.25 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

A triangular prism has a base area of 15 square meters and a height of 10 meters. What is the volume of the prism in cubic meters?

• 200 cubic meters

• 100 cubic meters

• 75 cubic meters

• 150 cubic meters

If a prism has a volume of 200 cubic feet and the height is 10 feet, what is the area of the base in square feet?

• 20 square feet

• 15 square feet

• 25 square feet

• 30 square feet

A storage box in the shape of a rectangular prism measures 2 feet long, 1.5 feet wide, and 1 foot high. How many cubic inches of space does it have? (1 foot = 12 inches)

• 4320 cubic inches

• 6000 cubic inches

• 3600 cubic inches

• 5184 cubic inches

A prism has a base area of 25 square centimeters and a height of 8 centimeters. What is the volume of the prism in cubic centimeters?

• 200 cubic centimeters

• 250 cubic centimeters

• 150 cubic centimeters

• 100 cubic centimeters

If a prism has a volume of 150 cubic meters and the base area is 30 square meters, what is the height of the prism in meters?

• 3

• 5

• 10

• 7

A rectangular prism has a length of 4 meters, a width of 3 meters, and a height of 2 meters. What is the total surface area of the prism in square meters?

• 52 square meters

• 24 square meters

• 36 square meters

• 40 square meters

A prism has a volume of 500 cubic centimeters. If the height is 10 centimeters, what is the area of the base in square centimeters?

• 50

• 100

• 75

• 25