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Multiply length, width and height.
Class 5 · English Medium · Pearson Edexcel · Mathematics
Measurement, area, perimeter and volume
Explore measurement, area, perimeter and volume with an example and your own answers.
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Original Kidemy foundation practice · Read the example, write your answers, then check. This starter is shared across class versions; it is not a complete board-specific lesson or course.
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Use square units for area and cubic units for volume. A rectangular box has volume length × width × height.
Worked example
A box 4 cm by 3 cm by 2 cm holds 24 one-centimetre cubes.
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84
Multiply length by width.
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Add both lengths and both widths.
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Apply the idea in a new situation and explain your method. Open writing needs a guardian or teacher to review it.
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120
Multiply the three perpendicular dimensions.
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Length plus width is 27 cm, so subtract sixteen.
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Its volume is 4×4×4. Six square faces each have area 4×4, so total surface area is 6×16.
Use cubic and square units for different measurements.
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