5.GM.B.4b
Understand that the volume of a right rectangular prism can be found by stacking multiple layers of the base.
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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