This document contains 12 problems involving calculating the volumes of rectangular prisms and cubes. The problems involve finding missing measurements given the volume, calculating volumes given the measurements, and determining which box would be suitable for a given volume of cereal. The key formulas used are that the volume of a rectangular prism is length × width × height and the volume of a cube with side length s is s3.
This document contains 12 problems involving calculating the volumes of rectangular prisms and cubes. The problems involve finding missing measurements given the volume, calculating volumes given the measurements, and determining which box would be suitable for a given volume of cereal. The key formulas used are that the volume of a rectangular prism is length × width × height and the volume of a cube with side length s is s3.
This document contains 12 problems involving calculating the volumes of rectangular prisms and cubes. The problems involve finding missing measurements given the volume, calculating volumes given the measurements, and determining which box would be suitable for a given volume of cereal. The key formulas used are that the volume of a rectangular prism is length × width × height and the volume of a cube with side length s is s3.
3. The length, width and height of a rectangular prism
are 5cm, 2cm and 3cm. What is its volume?
4. Find the missing measurements in this table:
Length
Width
Height
10cm
4cm
3cm
6cm
2cm
8cm
2cm
10m 9mm
60cm3 48cm3
6m 2mm
Volume
180m3 72mm3
5. a) A rectangular prism has a volume of 72cm3. If the
length, width and height are all whole numbers, how many different sets of measurements can you find?
5. b) How many can you find for a rectangular prism
with volume 96cm3?
6. What is the volume of a cube, which has an edge
measuring 2cm?
7. One face of a cube has an area of 25cm2 . What is its
volume?
8. The surface area of a cube is 96cm2. What is the
length of one side? What is its volume?
9. A cube has a volume of 216cm3. What is the length
of one side?
10. Marshalls Cereal Company wants to sell its new
breakfast cerealRainbow fruit spheres. A 500g portion will take up 700cm3. The box manufacturer makes 3 sizes of cardboard boxes:
Box A B C
Length 40cm 25cm 30cm
Width 4cm 5cm 6cm
Height 4cm 6cm 4cm
Volume
Which box would be most suitable for a 500g portion of
Choco Crispy Poppers and why?
11. A rectangular prism has 3 different sized faces. The
areas of 2 of the faces are 84cm2 and 56cm2. The volume of the rectangular prism is 672cm3. Find: a) The length, width and height of the rectangular prism.