Volume of a box
Volume = l × w × h.
A notebook
A notebook is 25 cm long, 18 cm wide and 2 cm high.
How can you find the space it occupies?
What this lesson covers
The idea
The volume of a cuboid-shaped object is Volume = l × w × h, where l, w and h are its length, width and height.
A notebook
A notebook is 25 cm long, 18 cm wide and 2 cm high.
How can you find the space it occupies?
- Multiply length, width and height
- Add length, width and height
- Divide length by height
Measure the box
Press Next step.
Cuboid volume
For an object shaped like a cuboid, the volume is the product of length, width and height.
Volume of a cuboid = length × width × height (V = l × w × h).
Notes
Volume of a cuboid = l × w × h.
Check yourself
A notebook is 25 cm long, 18 cm wide and 2 cm high. What is its volume in cm³?
Answer: 900 cm³
25 × 18 × 2 = 900 cm³.
A box is 10 cm long, 5 cm wide and 4 cm high. What is its volume in cm³?
Answer: 200 cm³
10 × 5 × 4 = 200 cm³.
Volume = l × w × h works for objects shaped like a …
A block is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm high. What is its volume in cm³?
Answer: 24 cm³
4 × 3 × 2 = 24 cm³.
- cuboid — correct. Yes!
- sphere. This formula is for a cuboid.
- cloud. This formula is for a cuboid.