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Exploring Rectangular Prisms

A Grade 6 math worksheet focused on understanding the properties, surface area, and volume of rectangular prisms.

Grade 6 Math GeometryGeometry 3D ShapesRectangular Prisms
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.2CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.4

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mathgeometryrectangular prismvolumesurface areagrade 6
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Exploring Rectangular Prisms

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where applicable. For questions involving diagrams, refer to the provided image.

1. Look at the rectangular prism below. How many faces, edges, and vertices does it have?

Faces:  

Edges:  

Vertices:  

2. A rectangular prism has   rectangular faces.

3. All the angles in a rectangular prism are   angles.

4. Opposite faces of a rectangular prism are   and  .

5. Calculate the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 8 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 5 cm. Show your work.

8 cm3 cm5 cm

6. Which formula is used to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism?

a

2(lw + lh + wh)

b

l + w + h

c

l × w × h

d

2πr

7. A fish tank is shaped like a rectangular prism. It is 60 cm long, 30 cm wide, and 40 cm high. If you fill the tank with water up to three-quarters of its height, what volume of water is in the tank?