Calculating Height from Volume

Calculating Height from Volume

5th Grade · Math · 20 min· Use The Associative Property Of Multiplication To Find The Volume Of A Right Rectangular Prism With Whole Number Side Lengths And Relate It To Packing A Solid With Unit Cube Apply The Formula V = L × W × H, Where V Represents Volume And L, W, And H Represent The Three Dimensions Of The Right Rectangular Prism (length, Width, Height) And Relate The Formula To A Unit Cube Filled Model; Apply The Formula V = B × H, Where V Represents Volume, B Is The Base-area, And H Represents The Height (number Of Layers Of The Base Area) And Relate The Formula To A Unit Cube Filled Model; And] Calculate The Volume Of Solid Figures Composed Of Two Non-overlapping Right Rectangular Prisms By Decomposing The Figure And Adding The Volumes Of The Two Parts; Apply This Technique To Solve Real-world Problems.

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Learning Objective

I can calculate the height of a rectangular prism when given the volume and the other two dimensions.

  • 1

    The volume of a 3D shape tells us how much space is inside of it.

  • 2

    Volume is measured in cubic units, such as inches cubed, which can be written as in³.

  • 3

    The formula for finding the volume of a prism is V = B x H, where B is the area of the base.