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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 4:
Solving Problems
Involving Volume of a Cube
and Rectangular Prism
Mathematics – Grade 5
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 4: Solving Problems Involving Volume of a Cube and Rectangular
Prism. M5ME-IVe-83
First Edition, 2020

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Mathematics
Quarter 4 – Module 4:
Solving Problems
Involving Volume of a Cube
and Rectangular Prism
Introductory Message
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 What I Need to Know

Finding the volume of an object can help us to determine the amount

required to fill that object, like the amount of water needed to fill a bottle, an
aquarium or a water tank. The volume of an object is measured in cubic units
such as cubic centimeters, cubic inch, cubic foot, cubic meter, etc.

The module is about:

• Solving Routine and Non-routine Problems Involving Volume of a Cube
and Rectangular Prism in Real-life Situations Using Appropriate
Strategies and Tools. M5ME-IVe-83

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. solve routine and non-routine problems involving volume of a cube and

rectangular prism. M5ME-IVe-83; and
2. apply it in real-life situations.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on
a sheet of paper.

1. What is formula in finding the volume of a cube?

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A. V= s³ B. V=𝑙𝑤ℎ C. V=πr²h D. V=3 πr³
2. The formula in finding the volume of a rectangular prism is _____.
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A. V= s³ B. V=𝑙𝑤ℎ C. V=πr²h D. V=3 πr³
3. I have a dice with a side of 2 cm, what is its volume?
A. 2 cm³ B. 4cm³ C. 6 cm³ D. 8 cm³
4. A Stockroom is 12 m long, 10 m wide, and 7 m high. How many cubic
meters of space is in the stockroom?
A. 29 m³ B. 120 m³ C. 840 m³ D. 1200 m³
5. How much salt is needed to fill the pit that is 5 m deep, 8 m wide and 4
m long?
A. 17 m B. 44 m³ C. 160 m² D. 160 m³

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 Solving Routine and
Lesson Non-Routine Problems
Involving Volume of a Cube
1 or Rectangular Prism in
Real-life Situations Using
Appropriate Strategies and Tools

When we are asked to find an amount that will occupy space and not just
a surface, we are being introduced to another application of measurement
which is the Volume, we can find the volume using the routine and non-
routine solution.

What’s In

I. Directions: Give the appropriate units of measure of volume for the

following objects: ( mm³, cm³, dm³, m³ ). Write your answers on a sheet of
paper.

1. Soap box
2. Container van
3. Aquarium
4. Table
5. Dice

II. Directions: Change these units to larger or smaller units. Write your
answers on a sheet of paper.

1. 6700 dm3 = ______ m3

2. 28 dm3 = ______ cm3
3. 11500 cm3 = ______ m3
4. 4 m3 = ______ cm3
5. 8m3 = ______ dm3

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 Notes to the Teacher
Now is the time for you to guide your learners to find out
the easy way in solving routine and non-routine problem
involving volume of a cube and rectangular prism. As a teacher,
it is your task to help them develop their problem - solving
ability. This skill may apply in real-life situation.

What’s New

1. Do you know what is routine and non-routine problem?

2. Do you know how to solve routine and non-routine problem
Involving volume of a cube or rectangular prism in real-life situation?
3. What are the different steps in solving routine and non-routine
problem?

Problem:

We can solve this problem in two ways:

A. By means of drawing :

A wooden box is 12 cm long, 9 cm wide, and 2 cm high, how many

cubic cm can it hold?

12 cm
9 cm

2 cm

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Questions:
1. What is the shape of the wooden box?
2. How long is the box? how about it’s width? height?
3. How many cubes does the wooden box hold?
4. How do we find the answer to the question?
5. What do we call this strategy?

B. Using the 4-step plan in solving a problem:

1. Understand
- Know what is asked. - The number of cube it can hold.
- Know the given facts. - 12 cm long, 19c m wide, 2 cm
high

2. Plan
- Determine the operation - Multiplication
or formula to use. 𝑉 =𝑙×𝑤×ℎ

3. Solve
- Show how the solution is - 𝑉 =𝑙×𝑤×ℎ
done. = 12 cm × 9 cm × 2 cm
= 216 𝑐m3

4. Check and Look Back

- Verify if the answer is - Use inverse operation.
correct. 216 ÷ 2 = 108
108 ÷ 9 = 12
The answer is correct.

What is It

A non-routine problem is any complex problem that requires some

degree of creativity or originality to solve. Non-routine problems typically do
not have an immediately apparent strategy for solving them. Often times,
these problems can be solved in multiple ways such as drawings, making
table, illustrations, numberlines, pictures and others. While, routine
problem can be solved using the 4-step plan.

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Problem No. 1: Rectangular prism (Non-routine)
A Balik-bayan box is 15 dm long, 10 dm wide and 10 dm high will be
filled by a soap box with 1.5 dm long, 1 dm wide and 0.5 dm high. How many
soap box is needed to fill the Balik-bayan box?

10 dm

0.5 dm
Soap
Balik Bayan
Box

1.5 dm

15 dm

Measurement
Length Width Height
Balikbayan box 15 dm 10 dm 10 dm
Soap box 1.5 dm 1 dm 0.5 dm
Balikbayan 10 10 20
box/Soap box
Get the product 10 x 10 x 20 = 2000

Answer: 2000 soap boxes

Problem No. 2 : Cube (Non- routine )
An antique wooden chest is in the form of a cube. Its edge measures 5
cm. What is the volume of the wooden chest?

5cm

5cm

5cm
Answer: 125 cm³

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Problem No. 3: Rectangular prism (Routine)
A swimming pool is 14 m long, 10 m wide, and 2 m deep. How much
water can it hold?

14m

2m
10m

Solution: Use the 4-step plan in solving the problem

1. Understand
- Know what is asked. - The amount of water the
swimming pool can hold.
- Know the given facts. - 14 m long, 10 m wide,
2 m deep
2. Plan
- Determine the operation - Multiplication
or formula to use. - 𝑉 =𝑙×𝑤×ℎ
3. Solve
- Show how the solution is - 𝑉 =𝑙×𝑤×ℎ
done. = 14m × 10m × 2m
= 280m3
4. Check and Look Back
- Verify if the answer is - Use inverse operation.
correct. 280 ÷ 2 = 140
140 ÷ 10 = 14
The answer is correct.

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Problem No. 4: Cube (Routine)
Leo has a box measuring 12 dm long, 12 dm wide and 12 dm high, he
wants to put his old clothes there. What is the amount of space it can occupy
?

12 dm

12 dm

12 dm

Solution: Use the 4-step plan in solving the problem

1. Understand
- Know what is asked. - The amount of space clothes
can occupy.
- Know the given facts. - 12 dm long, 12 dm wide,
12 m high

2. Plan
- Determine the operation - Multiplication
or formula to use. − 𝑉 = 𝑠³

3. Solve
- Show how the solution is - 𝑉 = 𝑠³
done. = (12 dm)³
= 1728 dm³

4. Check and Look Back

- Verify if the answer is - Use inverse operation.
correct. 1728 ÷ 12 = 144
144 ÷ 12 = 12
The answer is correct.

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Questions:

1. How do you find the answer?

2. What do you call this strategy?

What’s More

Activity 1:

Directions: Read, analyze and solve. Use any strategy to solve each problem.
Write your solutions and complete answers on a sheet of paper.

1. How much space in a room will a cabinet occupy if it is 2 m long, 1 m wide,

and 2 m high?
2. A box is 3.5 dm long and 6 dm high. Its volume is 210 dm3 . How wide is it?
3. A rectangular container is 0.4 m long, 0.3 m wide, and 1 m high. What is
its volume in cubic centimeters?
4. Karen’s rectangular prism measure 3 cm long, 5 cm wide, and 8 cm high.
What is its volume?
5. A storage box is 60 cm by 40 cm by 30 cm. What is the volume of the box?

Activity 2:
Directions: Read each problem, then solve by following the steps in solving
problem. Write your solutions and complete answers on a sheet of paper.

1. Alvin has metal cube with sides 10 dm, he wants to find its volume.
A. 10 dm B. 100 dm² C. 100 dm³ D. 1000 dm³
2. Carlo found a big box filled with equal sizes of smaller boxes. If the big
box measures 12 cm by 6 cm by 10 cm , how many smaller box did Carlo
find if each of the smaller boxes measured 5 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

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3. To relieve her stress form work, Tina would always watch the fishes move
around her 90 cm wide, 70 cm high and 45 cm long aquarium, If the
aquarium is filled halfway through its height, how much volume of water is
in it?
A. 6 300 cm³ B. 31 500 cm³ C. 141 750 cm³ D. 283 500 cm³
4. Mother bought a jar shaped like a rectangular prism having a length of 80
cm, a width of 65 cm, and a height of 110 cm. How much water is needed
to fill the jar?
A. 5 200 cm³ C. 286 000 cm³
B. 7 150 cm³ D. 572 000 cm³
5. A gravel truck with dimension of 7 m long, 3 m wide, and 2 m high is
delivering sand for a construction site. How many trips must the truck
make to deliver 336 cubic meter of sand?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

What I Have Learned

Directions: Fill in the blank to complete the thought. Write your answers on
a sheet of paper.

A. There are two ways to solve problems involving volume of a cube or a

rectangular prism
1. Drawings, numberlines, tables, graphs, pictures are examples of
___________.
2. Following steps in solving problem is ______________.

B. What are the steps in solving word problems?

The four-step method to solve the problem.

1. It is knowing what is asked and identifying the relevant facts ________ .
2. Choosing the correct operation or formula to use is _________ .
3. Performing the strategy is what we called _________ .
4. Verifying if the answer is correct and stating the complete answer are
_________ and _______.

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 What I Can Do

I. Directions: Solve the following problems. Write your solutions and

answers on a sheet of paper.

1. A pit is 7 dm long, 5 dm wide, and 8 dm deep. How many cubic meters

of sand will fill the pit?

2. A water tank is 0.5 m long, 0.3 m wide, and 0.8 m high. If the tank is
half-full, how many cubic centimeters of water does it hold?

3. A container box measures 5 dm on each edge. How much space can

hold?

4. A 6 cm × 3 cm × 6 cm is half-filled with salt. How much salt is still

needed to completely fill the container?

5. Find the volume of a rectangular prism with a length 9 cm, width 6

cm, and height 7 cm.

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II. Directions: Read, analyze and solve. Write your answers on a sheet of
paper.
1. An open box is 50 cm long, 25 cm wide, and 15 cm high. Find the volume.

50 cm

15 cm

25 cm

2. The width, height, and the volume of a rectangular prism are 5 cm, 3
cm, and 120 cm , respectively. What is the length of the rectangular prism?
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Assessment

Directions: Read, analyze and solve. Write the letter of the correct answers
on a sheet of paper.

1. A flower box is 4.3 m long, 0.6 m wide, and 0.53 m high. How many cubic
meters of soil will fill the box?
A. 1.2674 m³ C. 1.4674 m³
B. 1.3674 m³ D. 1.5674 m³
2. A rectangular container is 0.4 m long, 0.3 m wide and 1 m high. What is
its volume?
A. 0.012 m³ C. 1.2 m³
B. 0.12 m³ D. 12 m³
3. A water tank is 0.8 m long, 0.6 m wide and 1 m high. If the tank is half
full, how many cubic centimeters of water does it hold?
A. 0.48 cm³ C. 240 000 cm³
B. 24 000 cm³ D. 480 000 cm³

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4. A box of milk is 9 cm long, 8 cm wide and 18 cm high. Find its
volume?
A. 1 269 cm³ C. 1 296 cm³
B. 1 289 cm³ D. 1 298 cm³
5. A stockroom is 10 m long, 10 m wide and 10 m high. How many cubic
meters of space is in the stockroom?
A. 10 m³ C. 1 000 m³
B. 100 m³ D. 10 000 m³

Additional Activities

Directions: Roam around your house and get 5 objects (2 cubes and 3
rectangular prism). Measure its length, width and height , then find their
volume. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

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What I Know What’s In What’s More
1. A A. Activity 1:
2. B
3. D 1) cm³ 1.) 4 m³
4. C 2) 2m³ 2.) 10 dm
5. C 3) m³ 3.) 120 000 cm³
4) m³ 4.) 120 cm³
5) mm³ 5.) 72 000 cm³
B.
1) 6.7 m³ Activity 2:
2) 28 000 cm³
3) 0.0115 m³ 1) D
4) 4 000 000 cm³ 2) B
5) 8 000 dm³ 3) C
4) D
5) D
What I Have Learned What I Can Do
Assessment
A.
A. 1.) 0.28 m³
1.) non-routine 1. B
2.) 120 000 cm³
2.) routine 3.) 125 dm³ 2. B
4.) 54 cm³ 3. C
5.) 378 cm³ 4. C
B. 5. C
1.) Understand B.
2.) Plan 1.) 18 750 cm³
3.) Solve 2.) 8 cm
4.) Check and look back
Answer Key
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