How it works
Volume is length times width times height, or the base times the height.
Pack a box in layers: one layer is length times width, then multiply by how many layers.
Volume is measured in cubic units.
Worked examples
Layers
- A box is 4 feet long, 3 wide and 2 tall.
- One layer is 4 × 3 = 12 cubes, and there are 2 layers.
- 12 × 2 = 24 cubic feet.
Another box
- A box is 3 meters long, 4 wide and 3 tall.
- One layer is 3 × 4 = 12, and there are 3 layers.
- 12 × 3 = 36 cubic meters.
The formula
- Use length times width times height. What is the volume in cubic inches?
- Length times width times height.
- 4 × 4 = 16, then 16 × 6 = 96.
- So the answer is 96.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Each cube is 1 cubic inch. How many cubes are in the bottom layer? ___
- How many cubic inches does the whole box hold? ___
- This box is 4 long, 3 wide and 2 high. Which multiplication finds its volume?