5.MD.C.5.b

Understand and use the formulas V = l x w x h and V = B x h, where in this case B is the area of the base (B = l x w), for rectangular prisms to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with whole-number edge lengths to solve mathematical problems and problems in real-world contexts.

Example Problems
A cube with side length x has a volume of 729 cubic centimeters.

The following equation shows the volume of the cube:


What is the side length of the cube in centimeters?
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?
A rectangular-prism-shaped orchard bin is 2 ft by 2 ft by 2 ft. A truck is packed with 25 of these bins. There is no extra space in the truck. What is the volume of the truck?
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