5.MD.7.a
Estimate and find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by packing it with unit cubes, and show that the volume is the same as would be found by multiplying the edge lengths, equivalently by multiplying the height by the area of the base. Demonstrate the associative property of multiplication by using the product of three whole-numbers to find volumes (length x width x height).
Example Problems
The base of a rectangular prism has an area of 9 square feet. The height of the rectangular prism is 3 feet.
What is the volume, in cubic feet, of this rectangular prism?
What is the volume, in cubic feet, of this rectangular prism?
The base of a rectangular prism has an area of 50 square yards. The height of the rectangular prism is 4 yards.
What is the volume, in cubic yards, of this rectangular prism?
What is the volume, in cubic yards, of this rectangular prism?
The base of a rectangular prism has an area of 8 square meters. The height of the rectangular prism is 5 meters.
What is the volume, in cubic meters, of this rectangular prism?
What is the volume, in cubic meters, of this rectangular prism?
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