Volume with fractions

The topic  is a topic under the 6th Grade Math Mission. This exercise introduces the concept of volume related to prisms.

Types of Problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Find the missing side: This problem gives the volume of a prism and labels two of the dimensions on the picture. The student is asked to find the missing dimension and write it in the space provided.Vwf1.png
 * 2) Find the volume of the prism: This problem provides a picture that can be manipulated. The picture is labeled with length, width and height. The student is asked to find the volume of the prism and write it in the space provided.Vwf2.png

Strategies
Knowledge of the general volume of a rectangular prism is needed to accomplish this exercise.
 * 1) The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism is length times width times height.
 * 2) The fractions are simple to manipulate so it is not necessary to write down the problems and this can increase speed.
 * 3) On most fractions numerators and denominators will reduce nicely.
 * 4) It is possible to adjust the view of the solid on Find the volume of the prism problem.