How do you calculate the volume of a rectangle
Volume is the measure of how much space an object takes up. Essentially, volume calculates how much air fits inside a 3-dimensional object. It is calculated in cubic units. The volume of a rectangular prism is easy to calculate. Write down the formula for calculating the volume of a rectangular prism: Volume = length x width x height. Measure the length of the rectangular prism if it is not given. The length of a rectangular prism is the longer edge of the object. Measure the width of the rectangular prism. The width of a rectangular prism is the shorter edge of the object. Measure the height of the rectangular prism. The height of the rectangular prism is how tall the object stands. Plug the numbers for length, width and height into the formula for volume. For example, if the length is 10, the width is 5 and the height is 3, the equation would be 10 x 5 x 3. Solving this yields a volume of 150 cubic units.
