5.G.4.d

Find the volume of a rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by modeling with unit squares and show that the volume can be additive and is the same as would be found by multiplying the area of the base times 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?
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?
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?
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