Volume of a Rectangular Prism
- Author:
- Chloe Humphrey, David Wees
Finding Volume of a Rectangular Prism
Watch the video then using the GeoGebra tool create a rectangular prism with the dimensions a=3, b=4, c=6. Answer the following questions:-
How many cubes in 1 layer of this rectangular prism? Describe how you worked this out.
How many layers in the rectangular prism?
What is the volume of the rectangular prism? Describe how you worked this out.
What would the volume be if you add 3 more layers to the rectangular prism?
Lucy has to construct a storage container for her wood work class. The rectangular prism container is 4 units wide and 6 units long and volume is 48 cubic units. Can you help Lucy work out the height of the container?