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LESSON
How do you find the volume of a rectangular prism.
Volume of Rectangular Prisms10.1
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE 1Find the volume of the rectangular prism.18,900 cm3
A storage unit is shaped like a rectangular prism. The storage unit has a volume of 205.11 cubic meters. It is 8.6 meters long and 5.3 meters wide. How tall is the storage unit? 4.5 m
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ADDITIONAL EXAMPLE 2
10.1 LESSON QUIZ
What is the volume of a rectangular prism that is 2.3 cm long, 1.4 cm wide, and 6 cm high?
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19.32 cm3
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What shape can be formed from the net?
rectangular prism
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4. A box shaped like a rectangular prism has a base that is 8 in. by 6 in. The box has a volume of 168 in3. Find the height of the box.
6 ft2
The volume of a drawer shaped like a rectangular prism is 3 ft3. The drawer is foot tall. What is the area of the base of the drawer?
A cube has 6 sides, or faces. Each of the 6 faces is a square. The cube at the right measures 3 units on each edge.
a. How many small cubes make up the large cube?
b. If the large cube is painted, how many small cubes will be painted on 3 faces? on 2 faces? on 1 face? not at all?
27 cubes
8 cubes; 12 cubes; 6 cubes; 1 cube
How do you find the volume of a rectangular prism?
Sample answer: Substitute the dimensions into the formula for the volume. Then multiply.