5.MD.C.5.c

Recognize volume as additive. Find volumes of solid figures composed of two non-overlapping right rectangular prisms by adding the volumes of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real-world problems.

Example Problems
A tank has a length of , width of and depth of .
Find the
volume of the tank in cubic meters.
A rectangular aquarium measuring is full of water.

Find the
volume of water needed to fill the aquarium completely.
A candy store called "Sugar" built a giant hollow sugar cube out of wood to hang above the entrance to their store.
It took
of material to build the cube.

What is the volume inside the giant sugar cube?
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