[PDF] find the volume of the rectangular prism

How do you find the volume of a prism?

The easiest way to find the volume is the split the figure into two rectangular prisms and calculate the volume of each, and then add up those volumes to get the final volume. If we slice the figure vertically, we can end up with a 1 x 7 x 6 rectangular prism and a 4 x 7 x 3 rectangular prism. The formula for volume is length * width * height:

How do you find the volume of a figure?

Hope that helps. For the first problem in practice set 3, you have a shape that looks like two rectangular prisms put right next to each other. The easiest way to find the volume is the split the figure into two rectangular prisms and calculate the volume of each, and then add up those volumes to get the final volume.

How do you find the height of a rectangular prism?

If the height of a rectangular prism is not given, divide the prism's volume by it's width and also divide it by it's length in order to find the height of the prism. For example: Height=? 30/5=6, 6/3=2 so 2 equals your height. Hope that helps.

How to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths?

Apply the formulas V = l w h and V = b h to find volumes of right rectangular prisms with fractional edge lengths in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems. Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures.