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Calculate volume by multiplying length, width, and height
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Volume measures how much space is inside a 3D shape.
Units: Cubic units like cm³, m³, in³, ft³
where:
Find the volume of a box that is 5 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 2 cm tall.
Solution:
Use the formula :
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You can also think of volume as:
For a cube (all sides equal):
where = side length
Answer: 30 cm³
A fish tank is 20 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. What is its volume?
Solution:
Answer: 2,400 cubic inches (or 2,400 in³)
A storage box has a volume of 120 ft³. The base is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How tall is the box?
Solution:
We know:
Substitute what we know:
Answer: The box is 5 feet tall