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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 6:
Finding the Volume of a Given
Cube and a Rectangular Prism
and Using cm3 and m3

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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 6:
Finding the Volume of a Given
Cube and a Rectangular Prism
and Using cm3 and m3
Introductory Message

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 What I Need to Know

Good day, Mathletes!

This module was designed and written to help you gain an understanding of
key concepts involved in finding the volume of a given cube and a rectangular prism
and expressing these in cubic centimeters and cubic meters.
Volume is the amount of space that is enclosed in a 3-dimensional or solid
figure. Cubes and rectangular prisms are some examples of solid figures. To get their
volumes, you may need to determine first their dimensions: lengths, widths and
heights.
So, what are you waiting for? Proceed and stay focused.
At the end of this module, you are expected to be able to:
 find the volume of a given cube and rectangular prism using cubic
centimeters and cubic meters; and
 appreciate the value of understanding the concept of and being
able to find the volumes of cubes and rectangular prisms.

Before going any further, let us check your understanding about finding the
volume of a given cube and a rectangular prism using cubic centimeters and cubic
meters.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read and understand the given. Choose the letter that corresponds to
the correct answer. Write your solutions and the letters of your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following could be done to get the volume of a rectangular

prism?
A. Add its length, width and height.
B. Get the average of its length, width and height.
C. Find the product of its length, width and height.
D. Multiply its length and width. Then, add the height to the product.

2. The length, width and height of a rectangular prism are 9 m, 4 m and 3 m,

respectively. Which of the following is the volume of the prism?

A.16 m³ B. 100 m³ C. 108 m³ D. 1 080 m³

3. A rectangular box is filled with 60 cubes. Each cube measures 2 cm on each

edge. Which of the following is the volume of the box?

A. 62 cm³ B. 68 cm³ C. 120 cm³ D. 480 cm³

4. If a side of a cube measures 5 cm, which of the following is the amount of

space occupied by the cube?

A. 5 cm³ B. 125 cm³ C. 225 cm³ D. 625 cm

5. The length, width and height of a rectangular box are 50 cm, 20 cm and 60
cm, respectively. Which of the following is the volume of the box?

A. 43.33 cm3 B. 130 cm3 C. 60 000 cm3 D. 80 000 cm3

6. Which of the following is the volume of the figure below?

3m A. 54 m³ C. 36 m3
B. 45 m³ D. 12m3
6m 3m

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 7. Which of the following is the volume of the figure below?

8 cm A. 8 cm³ C. 64 cm3
8 cm B. 24 cm³ D. 512 cm3
8 cm

8. Which of the following is the volume of the prism below?

10 cm A. 750 cm³
B. 225 cm³
5 cm C. 200 cm³
15 cm D. 30 cm³

9. Which of the following is the amount of space occupied by the pool with
dimensions: 10 m, 5 m and 3 m?

A. 18 m³
B. 150 m³
C. 220 m³
D. 225 m³

10. Which of the following is the volume of the figure below?

3 cm 3 cm
A. 3 m³
3 cm B. 9 m³
C. 18 m³
D. 27 m³

Compare your answers with the Answer Key at the end of this module. If you
got 9 or 10 correct answers, you may skip this module and proceed to the next.
Otherwise, go to the next page to gain a better understanding of the concept of the
volume of a cube and a rectangular prism and learn how to find it. Let’s go!

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 Finding the Volume of a
Lesson
given Cube and a
1 Rectangular Prism Using
cm3 and m3
In order to find the volume of a given cube or a rectangular prism, you may
need to master the skills in identifying the edge of the cube and the height, length
and width of the rectangular prism. These basic skills may help you easily find the
volume of a cube and a rectangular prism using cubic units.

Are you ready? Let’s proceed!

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you were able to learn how to convert cubic centimeters
(cm3) to cubic meters (m3) and vice versa. You also converted cubic centimeters (cm3)
to liters (L) and vice versa.

On a separate sheet of paper, copy and complete the following.

1. 7 000 cm³ = ________ m³

2. 25 L = ________ cm³
3. 15 000 cm³ = _______ m³
4. 4 m³ = __________cm³
5. 2 cm³ = ________L

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 What’s New

In this lesson, you are going to deal about finding the volume of a given cube
and a rectangular prism using cubic centimeters (cu. cm or cm³) and cubic meters
(cu. m or m³).

Remember, volume is the amount of space that a solid figure takes up or

occupies. Consider the problem below.

Teacher Leny brought to her class a 3 × 3 × 3 Rubik’s cube. She told the
class to determine the amount of space enclosed in the object. A Rubik’s cube is a
solid figure which contains ( ) cubic units.

If each is a cubic unit, how many cubic units are there in the figure? How
many cubic units are there in one layer? How many layers are there? How many
cubic units are there?

What Is It

You already know that volume is the amount of space that is enclosed in a 3-
dimensional or solid figure. Since it is an amount of space, it has to be expressed in
cubic units. If the dimensions are in centimeters, the volume would be measured in
cubic centimeters or cm3. If the dimensions are in meters, the volume would be in
cubic meters or m3. Cubes and rectangular prisms are some examples of solid
figures.

How can we find the volume of a cube or rectangular prism? In the previous
module, you already derived the formula for finding the volume of a given cube and
a rectangular prism. The volume is computed by multiplying the length, width and
height of the rectangular prism.

The faces of a cube are squares. Its length, width, and height are equal. The
sides of the square are called the edges of the cube. The edges are usually symbolized
by s.

Therefore, the volume of a cube is s × s × s or s³.

V=s×s×s
s=4m V=4m×4m×m
V = 64 m³

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Note that 64 m³ can be read either as 64 cubic meters or 64 meter cubes.
Now, let’s answer the problem in What’s New.

There are 9 s in each layer. There are 3 layers.

Then, the volume is 3 × 3 × 3 = 27 s.

Hence, there are 27 s in the Rubik’s cube.

In a rectangular prism, the base is always a rectangle. The area of the base is
the product of its length (l) and width (w). Thus, to get the volume of the prism, we
may multiply the area of the base with the height (h).
Volume of a rectangular prism = area of the base × height of the prism

𝑉 =l×w×h

Study the rectangular prism below and the computation for its volume on the
right.

4 cm V=l×w×h
V = 5 cm × 3 cm × 4 cm
3 cm V = 60 cm³
5 cm

Study the examples below.

Example 1 Formula: V = s × s × s
s = 5 cm Solution: V = 5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm
Answer: V = 125 cm³

Note that 125 cm³ is read either as 125 cubic centimeters or 125 centimeters
cube.

Example 2 h = 3 cm

Formula: V = l × w × h
Solution: V = 5 cm × 3 cm × 4 cm
w = 5 cm Answer: V = 60 cm³

l = 4 cm

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Example 3
What is the amount of space that is occupied by a rectangular pool which is 5.5 m
in width, 10 m in height and 7 m in depth (height).

Formula: V = l × w × h
Solution: V = 5.5 m × 10 m × 7 m
Answer: V = 385 m³

You are now ready to find the volume of a cube and a rectangular prism using
cubic centimeters and cubic meters. Keep going!

What’s More

Activity 1: Complete Me!

Direction: Find the volume of the cubes and rectangular prisms. On your
answer sheet, copy and supply your answers for the following.

1. 4. h= 5 cm

s=2m w = 6 cm

V=s×s×s l = 10 cm

V=l×w×h

=2m×2m×2m = 10 cm × ____ × 5 cm

= ______ = _______

2. s = 3 cm 5.

s = 3 cm

s =3 cm h = 10 m

V=s×s×s w=5m
= 3 cm ×____ × ____ l=8m
= 27 cm³ V=l×w×h

= 8 m × 5 m × _______

= _______

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 3.

s = 4 cm

V = s × s ×s

= ___ ×____ × 4 cm

= _________

Activity 2: True or False!

Directions: Read the statement below. On your answer sheet, write T if the
sentence is correct and F, if it is incorrect.
________1. The volume of a cube with 9-m side is 27 cu. m.
________2. The volume of a cube can be found by multiplying the length of its edge
by 3..
________3. The volume of rectangular solid with dimensions 3 m × 4 m × 7 m is 84
cu. m.
________4. A prism, with dimensions 15 cm × 8 cm ×10 cm, has a volume of 400 cu.
cm.
________5. Volume is the number of cubic units needed to fill a shape.

Activity 3: Find Me!

Directions: Find the volume of the solid figures below. Write your answers in your
Math Activity notebook. You may use a calculator.

1. 4m 2. 10 cm
4m
8m

3. 15 m 4.

10 m 20 cm
15 m
7 cm
15 cm

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5.
7.5 m

7.5 m
7.5 m

What I Have Learned

In your own words, explain how to find the volume of a cube and a
rectangular prism. You may use the figure below in your explanation.

1. 2 cm 2. 10 m
2 cm
10 cm

You have reached this far. You are doing fine. Keep going!

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Find the volume of the following objects using the appropriate
formula. Write your answers and solutions on a separate sheet of paper.
You may use a calculator.

750 cm
1. 2.

s = 15.2 cm 12.5 cm
15 cm
15 cm

old television rectangular aquarium

3. 4.
1m
1.5 m

5m

3m
0.5 m
0.75 m
Refrigerator

5.
12 cm
10 cm
15 cm
lunch box

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 Assessment

Directions: Read and understand the given. Choose the letter that corresponds to
the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What is the volume of a rectangular wooden box whose length, width and
height are 50 cm, 20 cm and 60 cm, respectively?

A. 60 cm3 B. 130 cm3 C. 60 000 cm3 D. 120 000 cm3

2. What is the amount of space enclosed in a rectangular box with dimensions

10 cm, 8 cm and 5 cm?
A. 400 cm3 B. 400 m3 C. 500 cm3 D. 500 m3

3. If a rectangular box measures 8 cm, 5 cm and 3 cm, what is the volume of the
box?
A. 200 cm3 B. 120 m3 C. 120 cm3 D. 100 m3

4. A rectangular can of meatloaf measures 12 cm by 5 cm by 7 cm. What is the

amount of space that is occupied by the can?
A. 520 m3 B. 420 m3 C. 420 cm3 D. 400 cm3

5. If a sandbox measures 10 m × 8 m × 0.5 m, what is the amount of space

enclosed in the sandbox?
A. 18.5 m3 B. 40 m3 C. 48 m3 D. 480 m3

6. Which of the following is the volume of the cube shown below?

s = 9 cm A. 27 cm3 C. 709 cm3

B. 81 cm3 D. 729 cm3

7. Which of the following is the volume of the prism shown below?

15 cm
A. 50 cm3 C. 2 400 m3
8 cm B. 2 040 cm3 D. 2 4000cm3

17 cm

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8. Which of the following is the volume of the object shown below?
80 cm
A. 512 000 cm3
B. 504 000 cm3
80 cm C. 64 000 cm3
D. 240 cm3

80 cm

9. Which of the following is the volume of the object shown below?

7m A. 320 m3
B. 255 m3
3m C. 210 m3
D. 20 m3

10 m

10. A wooden cube chair has an edge measuring 20 centimeters. Which of

the folowing is the volume of the wooden chair?
A. 60 cm3 C. 8 000 cm3
B. 120 000 cm 3 D. 200 000 cm3
20 cm

You’re almost done. Do the last activity.

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 Additional Activities

A. On a separate sheet of paper, draw figures that may represent cubes or

rectangular prisms with the following measures.
Find their volumes.

1. l = 4 m 4. l = 8 cm
w=1m w = 3 cm
h=3m h = 10 cm
2. s = 14 cm 5. s = 12 m
3. s = 20 cm

B. As shown below, the edge length of each cube that the prism is made up
of is 0.5 cm. What is the volume of the prism? Write your solution and
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

C. Collect at least 5 objects that can represent cubes or rectangular prisms.

Measure the length, width and height in meters and centimeters of each
object. Copy and complete the table below on a separate sheet of paper.
You may use a calculator.

Object Length Width Height Volume

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Hurray! You did it! You need to take a break!

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What I Know What’s In What I Have Learned
Explanations vary.
1. C 6. A 1 0.007 m³
1. 40 cm3
2. C 7. D 2 25 000 cm³
2. 1 000 m3
3. D 8. A 3 0.015 m³
4 4 000 000 cm³
4. B 9. B
5. 0.002 L
5. C 10. D What I Can DO
1. 3 511.808 cm3
2. 9 375 cm3
What’s More
3. 0.5625 m3
Activity 1: Complete Me! 4. 15 m3
5. 1 800 cm3
1. V =s×s×s
=2m×2m ×2m
= 8 m³
What’s More
2. V= s×s×s Activity 2: True or False!
= 3 cm × 3 cm × 3 cm
= 27 cm³ 1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
3. V =s×s×s
5. T
= 4 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm
= 64 cm³ Activity 3: Find Me!
1. 128 m³
4. V=l ×w×h
2. 1 000 cm³
= 5 cm × 6 cm × 10 cm 3. 2 250 m³
= 300 cm³ 4. 2 100 cm³
5. 421.875 m³
5. V=l ×w×h
=8m×5m × 10 m
= 400 m³ Additional Activities
A.
Assessment 1. 12 m³
2. 2 744 cm³
1. C 6. D 3. 8 000 cm³
2. A 7. B 4. 240 cm³
3. C 8. A 5. 1 728 m³
4. C 9. C (Note: Figures may vary.
5. B 10. C
B. 24 cm3
C. Answers vary.
Answer Key
References

Ursua, Alvin C. and Angeline P. Lumbre. 21st Century Mathletes Textbook. Quezon
City: Vibal Group Inc., 2016.

Coronel, Carmelita C. and Bamba, Nelia D. Mathematics for a Better Life Textbook.
Quezon City: SD Publications, Inc., 2010

Grade 5 Teacher’s Guide

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