This easy-level worksheet has students fix sentence errors, fill in blanks, and write short answers to practice volume of rectangular prisms skills.
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A rectangular prism with 4 layers of 15 unit cubes per layer has a volume of 45 cubic units.
Rewrite: A rectangular prism with 4 layers of 15 unit cubes per layer has a volume of 60 cubic units.
2. Fix the sentence:
You can find the volume of a rectangular prism by adding the length, width, and height together.
Rewrite: You can find the volume of a rectangular prism by multiplying the length, width, and height together.
3. Fix the sentence:
A prism 9 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 5 cm tall has a volume of 90 cm².
Rewrite: A prism 9 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 5 cm tall has a volume of 90 cm³.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A toy chest is 6 ft × 2 ft × 3 ft. Its volume is 36 ft³.
2. The three dimensions used in the volume formula are length, width, and height.
3. A prism has a volume of 84 cm³. If the length is 7 cm and the height is 3 cm, the width is 4 cm.
4. Each layer of a rectangular prism has 20 cubes and there are 5 layers. The volume is 100 cubic units.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. A lunch box is 10 in long, 4 in wide, and 5 in tall. A pencil case is 8 in × 3 in × 2 in. Which holds more, and by how much?
The lunch box holds more. It has a volume of 200 in³ and the pencil case has 48 in³, so the lunch box holds 152 in³ more.
2. A rectangular prism has a volume of 60 cm³. Give one possible set of whole-number dimensions. Show your work.
One set of dimensions is 5 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm because 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 cm³.
Volume of Rectangular Prisms
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A rectangular prism with 4 layers of 15 unit cubes per layer has a volume of 45 cubic units.
Rewrite: A rectangular prism with 4 layers of 15 unit cubes per layer has a volume of 60 cubic units.
2) Fix the sentence:
You can find the volume of a rectangular prism by adding the length, width, and height together.
Rewrite: You can find the volume of a rectangular prism by multiplying the length, width, and height together.
3) Fix the sentence:
A prism 9 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 5 cm tall has a volume of 90 cm².
Rewrite: A prism 9 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 5 cm tall has a volume of 90 cm³.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A toy chest is 6 ft × 2 ft × 3 ft. Its volume is 36 ft³.
2) The three dimensions used in the volume formula are length, width, and height.
3) A prism has a volume of 84 cm³. If the length is 7 cm and the height is 3 cm, the width is 4 cm.
4) Each layer of a rectangular prism has 20 cubes and there are 5 layers. The volume is 100 cubic units.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) A lunch box is 10 in long, 4 in wide, and 5 in tall. A pencil case is 8 in × 3 in × 2 in. Which holds more, and by how much?
The lunch box holds more. It has a volume of 200 in³ and the pencil case has 48 in³, so the lunch box holds 152 in³ more.
2) A rectangular prism has a volume of 60 cm³. Give one possible set of whole-number dimensions. Show your work.
One set of dimensions is 5 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm because 5 × 4 × 3 = 60 cm³.
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