Volume of Rectangular Prism

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with dimensions 2 cm wide, 4 cm high, and 3 cm deep?

• 24 cubic centimeters

• 12 cubic centimeters

• 6 cubic centimeters

• 8 cubic centimeters

If a rectangular prism is 3 cm deep and each slice is 1 cm deep, how many slices are needed?

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 5 slices

What is the area of a face that is 3 cm by 4 cm?

• 10 square centimeters

• 12 square centimeters

• 15 square centimeters

• 7 square centimeters

How many cubic centimeters are in a slice that is 3 cm by 2 cm and 1 cm deep?

• 10 cubic centimeters

• 4 cubic centimeters

• 8 cubic centimeters

• 6 cubic centimeters

Does the order of multiplying the dimensions affect the volume of a rectangular prism?

• Only in certain cases

• Yes, the order changes the volume

• Only if the prism is not rectangular

• No, the order does not matter

Carly is building a rectangular prism. The base of her prism is shown below. The height of her prism is 3 units.

How many more cubes does Carly need to complete her prism?

Answer explanation

The base of a rectangular prism has an area of  25 square meters. The height of the rectangular prism is   4 meters.

What is the volume, in cubic meters, of this rectangular prism?

• 50
• 120
• 100
• 75

Answer explanation

Pat used unit cubes to build a right rectangular prism with a volume of  4 cubic units. The height of the prism is   units.

What figure could be the bottom layer of the prism?

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Answer explanation

Cora is creating a rectangular prism. The base of her prism is shown below. She plans to have a height of  8 cubes.

• 48
• 64
• 56
• 32

Answer explanation