AC9M8M02Year 8MeasurementPractised on site

AC9M8M02 — Year 8 Measurement

Official Curriculum Content Description:

solve problems involving the volume and capacity of right prisms using appropriate units

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Volume of Rectangular Prisms

A rectangular prism is

3

cm by

4

cm by

6

cm. What is its volume?

Common mistake: Found only length x width, forgetting to multiply by the height.

Correct Answer:

72\text{ cm}^3

Accepted: A unit is optional (cm^3, cm³, cu cm all accepted).

Worked Solution:

Volume

= \text{length} \times \text{width} \times \text{height} = 3 \times 4 \times 6 = 72\text{ cm}^3

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