Solving Routine and 4

Non-Routine
Problems Involving
the Volume of a
Rectangular Prism
MATHEMATICS
Tito M. Tabaldo Jr. Quarter 4 - Module 4
What I Need to Know

This module provides varied activities that will help you solve routine
and non-routine problems involving volume of a rectangular prism.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

• Solve routine and non-routine problems involving volume of a

rectangular prism;
• Find the volume of rectangular prism; and
• Use steps in solving problems.
 Directions: Read the problem and answer the questions below.
What I Know Write your answer on your answer sheet.
A. Mang Jose disinfected the school. He used a solution in a container that measures
30 cm high, 20 cm wide, and 15 cm long. What is the volume of the container?
1. What is asked?
a. The length of the container. c. The volume of the container.
b. The height of the container. d. The measurement of the container.
2. What are given?
a. 30 cm, 20 cm c. 30 m, 20 m, and 15 m
b. 20 cm, 15 cm d. 30 cm, 20 cm, and 15 cm
3. What operation to be used?
a. addition c. multiplication
b. division d. subtraction
4. What is the number sentence?
a. 30 – 20 = N c. 30 x 20 x 15 = N
b. 20 + 15 = N d. 30 x 20 – 15 = N
5. What is the answer?
a. 10 cm c. 585 cm3
b. 35 cm d. 9,000 cm3
 B. The length of a rectangular prism is 7 cm, and the width is 5 cm while it
stands 12 cm. What is its volume?
6. What is asked?
a. The width of the rectangular prism. c. The volume of the rectangular prism.
b. The height of the rectangular prism. d. The measurement of the rectangular prism.
7. What are given?
a. 7 cm, 5 cm c. 7 m, 5 m, and 12 m
b. 5 cm, 15 cm d. 7 cm, 5 cm, and 12 cm
8. What operation to be used?
a. addition c. multiplication
b. division d. subtraction
9. What is the number sentence?
a. 7 cm ÷ 7 cm = N c. 7 cm x 5 cm x 15 cm = N
b. 7 cm + 5 cm + 15 cm = N d. 15 cm – 5 cm – 17 cm = N
10. What is the answer?
a. 225 cm3 c. 550 cm3
b. 525 cm3 d. 552 cm3
What’s In
A. Directions: Find the product of the following. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.

1. 5 x 5 x 5 = 125

2. 12 x 8 x 7 = 672

3. 9 x 10 x 6 = 540

4. 20 x 25 x 12 = 6 000

5. 30 x 15 x 25 = 11 250
 B. Directions: Find each volume using appropriate formula. Write your
answer on your answer sheet.

1. 2.
3 500 dm3
480 cm3

5.

3. 4. 1 080 m3

1 620 dm3 2 880 cm3

What’s New Directions: Read and analyze.

A container use for disinfection has a length of 140 centimeters, a width of 70

centimeters, and a height of 100 centimeters. How much disinfection liquid is
needed to fill the container?
What is the shape of the container?
What is its length? Height? Width?
How will you solve the problem?
You can solve the problem following these steps.
Steps Answer

Understand:

1. Know what is asked in the problem. The amount disinfection liquid is needed to
fill the container
2. Know the given facts. L= 140 cm, w = 70 cm, h =100 cm

Plan:

3. Determine the operation or formula to Multiplication: V= l x w x h

use.
Solve:

4. Show the solution using the l = 140 cm, w = 70 cm, h = 100 cm

formula. So, V = l x w x h;
Substitute
140 for l, 70 for w, and 100 for h
= 140 cm x 70 cm x100 cm
= 980,000 cm3
5. Check and look back:

• Check your answer. You need 980, 000 of disinfection

• State your answer. liquid to fill the container.
 What is It Read and analyze the problem.
Problem A
Example of Routine Problem
A cabinet measures 70 cm long, 40 cm wide, and 170 cm high. What is the volume?
Ask: What is the shape of the cabinet?
How will you solve the problem?
Solution: Use the 4-step plan in solving the problem.

Understand:
Know what is asked. The volume of the cabinet
Know the given facts: l = 70 cm, w = 40 cm, h = 170 cm
Plan:
Determine the operation or formula to use: Multiplication
Solve:
Show how the solution is done.
V=lxwxh
= 476 00 cm3
Check and look Back:
• You can use calculator to check your work
• Write the answer
Problem B
Example of Non-Routine Problem
A plastic cube has a volume of 1000 cm³. How many 8 cm³ cubes can you cut from it?
Ask: What is the shape of the plastic?
How will you solve the problem?
Solution: Use the 4-step plan in solving the problem.

Understand:
Know what is asked. How many 8 cm3 cubes can cut
Know the given facts: volume = 1000 cm , 8 cm 3
Plan:
Determine the operation or formula to use: Division
Solve:
Show the solution.
Volume ÷ 8 = number of cubes
1000 cm 3 ÷ 8 cm 3
125 pieces cubes
Check and Look Back:
• You can use calculator to check your work
• Write the answer
 What’s
MoreDirections: Solve the problems below. Write the answer on
Independent
Activity 1 your answer sheet.
A. Mikan has a box measuring 26 cm long, 22 cm wide, and 20 cm high. If he
will store rice in it, how many cubic cm of rice will it contain?
The amount of cubic cm of rice
1. What is asked in the problem? ______________________________
2. What facts are given? _____________________________________
26 cm, 22 cm, 20 cm
3. What operation will be used? _______________________________
Multiplication
4. What is the solution? _____________________________________
26 cm x 22 cm x 20 cm =
11 440 cm3
5. What is the answer? ______________________________________
B. A rectangular block wood is 25 cm long, 15 cm wide, and 12 cm thick. What
is its volume?
The volume of the rectangular block
1. What is asked in the problem? ______________________________
225 cm, 15 cm, 12 cm
2. What facts are given? _____________________________________
Multiplication
3. What operation will be used? _______________________________
4. What is the solution? _____________________________________
25 cm x 15 cm x 12 cm =
45 000 cm3
5. What is the answer? ______________________________________
 Independent Directions: Solve the problems below. Write your
Assessment 1 answer on your answer sheet.
A. A swimming pool has a measurement of 8 ft by 15 ft and depth of 6 ft. How much
water does if contain if the water reaches the foot from the edge of the pool?
The amount of water
1. What is asked in the problem? ______________________________
8ft, 15 ft, 6 ft
2. What facts are given? _____________________________________
Multiplication
3. What operation will be used?________________________________
8 ft x 15 ft x 6 ft =
4. What is the solution? ______________________________________
5. What is the answer? ______________________________________
720 ft3

B. The Heaven foundation donated boxes of canned goods to a Lock down barangay
due to Covid 19. The boxes were placed in a container van. There are 5 layers of 10
boxes in each of the 6 rows. How boxes are there in all? Using the boxes, what is the
volume of the container van?
The volume of the container van
1. What is asked in the problem? ______________________________
5 layers, 10 boxes, 6 rows
2. What facts are given? _____________________________________
3. What operation will be used?________________________________
Multiplication
5 x 10 x 6 =
4. What is the solution? ______________________________________
300 cubic
5. What is the answer? ______________________________________
Independent Directions: Solve the problems below.
Activity 2 Write the answer on your answer sheet.
A. The nurse’s medicine kit is 5 dm long, 3 dm wide, and 2 dm high. What is the volume?
1. Understand
The volume of medicine kit
Asked __________________________________________________
5 dm, 3 dm, 2 dm
Given __________________________________________________
2. Plan
Multiplication
Operation _______________________________________________
3. Solve
5x3x2=
Solution ________________________________________________
30 ÷ 2 = 15 ÷ 3 = 5
4. Check and Look Back _____________________________________
B. The volume of a prism is 210 m3. If the width is 5 m and the length is 6. Find the
measurement of the height.
1. Understand
The measurement of the height
Asked__________________________________________________
210 m3, 5 m and 6 m
Given __________________________________________________
2. Plan
Division
Operation _______________________________________________
3. Solve
210 ÷ 5 = 42 ÷ 6 = 7
Solution ________________________________________________
47 x 6 x 5 = 210 m3
4. Check and Look Back _____________________________________
 Independent Directions: Solve the problems below. Write the
Assessment 2 answer on your answer sheet.
During quarantine period due to Covid 19 pandemic, Moira planted some flowering plants. How
much plotting soil she needed to fill a flower box that is 90 cm long, 15 cm wide, and 20 cm high?
1. Understand
The amount of plotting soil
Asked __________________________________________________
90 cm, 15 cm, 20 cm
Given __________________________________________________
2. Plan
Multiplication
Operation _______________________________________________
3. Solve
90 x 15 x 20 = 27 000 cm3
Solution ________________________________________________
27 000 ÷ 20 ÷ 15 = 90
4. Check and Look Back_____________________________________
A 5cm x 4 cm x 6 cm container is half-filled with salt. How much salt is still needed to completely fill
the container?
1. Understand
Amount of salt still needed to completely fill the container
Asked __________________________________________________
5 cm, 4 cm, 6 cm
Given __________________________________________________
2. Plan
Multiplication
Operation _______________________________________________
3. Solve
5 x 4 x 6 = 120 cm3
Solution ________________________________________________
120 ÷ 6 ÷ 4 = 5 cm
4. Check and Look Back_____________________________________
Independent Directions: Solve the following problems.
Activity 3 Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. The Grade 4 Ilang-Ilang pupils dug a pit which measures 75 cm long, 35 cm
wide, and 30 cm deep. How many cubic cm of soil were removed?

A. Solution:
75 x 35 x 30 =
________________________________________
B. Answer:
78, 750 cm3
_________________________________________

2. A rectangular box has a volume of 1 728 cm3. How many 8cm3 cubes can
you cut from it?

A. Solution:
1 728 ÷ 8 = 216
________________________________________
B. Answer: 216 cubes
_________________________________________
 Independent Directions: Solve the following problems. Write your answer on
Assessment 3 your answer sheet.

1. The volume of an antique chest is 135 cm3. How high it is if it measures, 9 cm by 5 cm?

135 cm3÷ 9 ÷ 5 = 3
A. Solution: ________________________________________
3 cm
B. Answer: _________________________________________

2. In constructing a new building men need to dug a hole 4 m deep, 7 m wide, and 9 m
long. Find its volume.

24 x 7 x 9 = 252
A. Solution: ________________________________________
252 m3
B. Answer: _________________________________________
 What I Have
Learned
Directions: Write the missing words to complete the steps in solving routine and
non-routine problems involving the volume of a rectangular prism. Write your
answer on your answer sheet.

The steps in solving routine and non-routine problems involving the volume of a
rectangular prism are:
a. _____________________
Understand - Know what is asked.
- Identify the relevant facts.
Plan
b. _____________________ - Choose the operations or the formula to use.
Solve
c. _____________________ - Perform the strategy.
Check and Look Back
d. _____________________ - Verify if the answer is correct.
State the complete answer.
 Directions: Solve the following problems. Write your
What I Can Do answer on your answer sheet.
A. Jhong has a rectangular box. It has a length of 12 cm, a width of 10 cm, and a height
of 4 cm. What is its volume?

12 x 10 x 4 = 480 cm3
1. Solution: ________________________________________
2. Answer: ________________________________________
480 ÷ 4÷ 10 = 12 cm

B. A container of alcohol has a volume of 3000 cubic centimeters. If the height of the
container is 60 cm and length is 20 cm. What is the measurement of the width of the
container?

3 000 ÷ 60 ÷ 20 = 15 cm
1. Solution: ________________________________________
2. Answer: ________________________________________
15 x 20 x 80 = 3 000 cm3
 Directions: Solve the following problems. Write the
Assessment complete answer on your answer sheet.
1. The largest room in the quarantine area is 45 m long and 30 m wide. The height of the
room is 15 m. If the occupancy guidelines recommend at least 5 m3 per person, what is the
maximum number of people allowed in the room?
4 050 people
Answer: _______________________________________________
2. The volume of a rectangular prism is 240 cm3. Its length is 5 cm and its height is 6 cm.
How wide is it?
8 cm
Answer: _______________________________________________
3. Dred’s face mask box measures 24 cm long,7 cm wide, and 5 cm high. What is the
volume of the face mask box?
840 cm3
Answer: _______________________________________________
4. What is the volume of a rectangular prism which is 18 m long, 6 m high, and 9 cm wide.?
972 m3
Answer: _______________________________________________
5. The volume of the box of the face mask is 525 cm3, its height is 21 cm, its width is 5 cm.
What is its length?
5
Answer: _______________________________________________
Additional Activities Directions: Solve the following problems. Write
the complete answer on your answer sheet.
1. Find the total volume of the two containers. How much more water does Container A
hold than Container B?

Solution:

Answer: ______________________________________
2. The volume of a rectangular prism is 240 cm3. Its length is 5 cm and its height
is 6 cm. How wide is it?

Solution:

Answer: ______________________________________
Answer Key

What I Know Independent Assessment 2

A.1. c B. 6. c A. 1. The amount of plotting soil
2. D 7. d 90 cm, 15 cm, 20 cm
3. C 8. c 2. Multiplication
4. C 9. c 3. 90 x 15 x 20 = 27 000 cm3
5. D 10. b 4. 27 000 ÷ 20 ÷ 15 = 90

B. 1. Amount of salt still needed to completely fill

What’s In the container
A. 1. 125 4. 6 000 5 cm, 4 cm, 6 cm
2. 672 5. 11 250 2. Multiplication
3. 540 3.5 x 4 x 6 = 120 cm3
B. 1. 480cm3 4. 2 880 cm34. 120 ÷ 6 ÷ 4 = 5 cm
2. 3 500 dm3 5. 1 080 m3
Independent Activity 3
1. A. 75 x 35 x 30 =
B. 78, 750 cm3
2. A. 1 728 ÷ 8 = 216
B. 216 cubes
What’s More
Independent Activity 1
A. 1. The amount of cubic cm of rice
2. 26 cm, 22 cm, 20 cm