Volume of Prisms Volume The amount of cubic
Volume of Prisms
Volume The amount of cubic units a 3 D figure contains Measured in cubic units ◦ Ex: cm 3, yd 3, in 3, ft 3
General method for finding volume of a prism Area of the base • height of prism
Example 1 Shape: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Example 2 Shape: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Shortcut for Cubes and Rectangular Prisms Volume = length * width * height Example 1: 5 * 5 = 125 ft 3 Example 2: 4 * 3 * 10 = 120 ft 3
Example 3 Solid: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Example 4 Solid: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Try These on Your Own
Try These #1 Solid: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Try These #2 Solid: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Try These #3 Solid: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
Try These #4 Solid: _________ Shape of the base: _________ Area of the base: _________ Height of prism: __________ Volume of prism: __________
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