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Smartboard: Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Volume of a Rectangular Prism

Year 6 Mathematics · 3D Space & Structures · WA6MMGTH1–TH2

A rectangular prism built from unit cubes, 4 by 2 by 2, volume 16 cubic units. — 4 × 2 × 2 = 16 cubic units.

Layer by layer

Cubes in one layer (length × width), then × the number of layers (height). 8 × 2 = 16.

A method that always works

Volume = length × width × height. Test it on any prism and check against the cube count.

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