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A rectangular prism is 3 cm by 4 cm by 5 cm. What is its volume?
Answer & why
Answer: 60
3 × 4 × 5 = 60 cubic centimeters.
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Find rectangular-prism volume
Multiply length, width and height to count cubic units.
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Question 1
A rectangular prism is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide and 7 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 12
- 86
- 85
- 84
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 84
Volume = length × width × height = 4 × 3 × 7 = 84 cubic centimeters.
Question 2
A rectangular prism is 4 cm long, 9 cm wide and 12 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 36
- 432
- 436
- 431
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 432
Volume = length × width × height = 4 × 9 × 12 = 432 cubic centimeters.
Question 3
A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 33
- 30
- 20
- 15
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 30
Volume = length × width × height = 5 × 3 × 2 = 30 cubic centimeters.
Question 4
A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 12 cm wide and 2 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 36
- 72
- 70
- 75
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 72
Volume = length × width × height = 3 × 12 × 2 = 72 cubic centimeters.
Question 5
A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 2 cm wide and 5 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 124
- 123
- 120
- 121
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 120
Volume = length × width × height = 12 × 2 × 5 = 120 cubic centimeters.
Question 6
A rectangular prism is 8 cm long, 3 cm wide and 7 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 166
- 168
- 170
- 24
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 168
Volume = length × width × height = 8 × 3 × 7 = 168 cubic centimeters.
Question 7
A rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 6 cm wide and 8 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 528
- 530
- 532
- 531
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 528
Volume = length × width × height = 11 × 6 × 8 = 528 cubic centimeters.
Question 8
A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 10 cm wide and 6 cm high. What is its volume in cubic centimeters?
- 178
- 180
- 182
- 30
A hint
Find the cubes in one layer, then multiply by the number of layers.
Answer & why
Answer: 180
Volume = length × width × height = 3 × 10 × 6 = 180 cubic centimeters.