5.MD.5.a

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. Represent threefold whole-number products as volumes.

Example Problems
A square prism has a volume of and a height of .
What is the
area of the base of the prism?
A triangular prism has a volume of and a height of .
What is the
area of the base of the prism?
A hexagonal prism has a volume of and a height of .
What is the
area of the base of the prism?
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