SSAT Upper Level Math : How to find the volume of a prism

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #6 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #7 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #8 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #9 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #10 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?

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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #11 :Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.5a

What is the volume of the object below?


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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This object hasrows withcubes in each row. We can multiply to find the volume.

Remember, volume is always labeled as units to the third power.

Example Question #3 :Recognize Volume As An Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.3

Can we determine the volume of this shape?

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Possible Answers:

Yes because we are given the volume formula

Yes because we know the area

No because this shape is flat

No because this shape has too many sides

Correct answer:

No because this shape is flat

Explanation:

Volume is only a characteristic of three-dimensional shapes. We can think of volume as space within an object or shape. Because this is a flat shape, it does not have a volume.

Example Question #4 :Recognize Volume As An Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.3

Can we determine the volume of this shape?

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Possible Answers:

No because this shape is flat

Yes because the volume of a rectangle is always in cubic units

Yes because this is a closed shape

No because the sides are not the same

Correct answer:

No because this shape is flat

Explanation:

Volume is only a characteristic of three-dimensional shapes. We can think of volume as space within an object or shape. Because this is a flat shape, it does not have a volume.

Example Question #1 :Recognize Volume As An Attribute: Ccss.Math.Content.5.Md.C.3

Can we determine the volume of this shape?

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Possible Answers:

Yes because this is a three-dimensional shape

No because we were not given the area

Yes because we are given the width

No because this shape is flat

Correct answer:

Yes because this is a three-dimensional shape

Explanation:

Volume is a characteristic of three-dimensional shapes. This is a cylinder, which is a three-dimensional shape. We can think of volume as space within an object or shape, so the volume would be the amount of space inside this cylinder.

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