Volume of a Triangular Prism Level 3
Name _________________
Goal: Use the volume formula to solve each problem below.
Write the formula for the volume of a prism.
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What formula will you put in place of B for a triangular prism?
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1. Find the real life object in the shape of a triangular prism and find the volume. Round your answer to the
nearest tenths place. Measure, in centimeters, to find the base and height of the triangular Base and the
Height of the prism.
base of triangular Base ____________ height of triangular Base ____________ Height of prism ___________
Volume ________________
2. A wooden wedge is used to prop open a door. The wedge is a right triangular prism that is 8 cm long, 6 cm
high (those are the measures of the legs of the triangular base) and has a depth of 2 cm. Find the volume of
the wedge.
3. On their day off, Candice and Trevor went to the aquarium. The Dallas
Aquarium has a shark tank in the shape of a triangular prism. There is only
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one shark in the tank, so right now the tank is only 2 full. How many cubic
feet of water are in the tank?
4. What is the volume of a container in the shape of an equilateral triangular prism with an area of the base
that is 10.8 square meters and a height of the prism that is 2.2 meters? Round to the nearest tenth. Use the
griddable.