The volume of an object, especially a rectangular prism (box-shaped object), is found by multiplying its length, width, and height together. The formula is:
Volume=length×width×height\text{Volume}=\text{length}\times \text{width}\times \text{height}Volume=length×width×height
This gives the volume in cubic units depending on the unit of measurement used for length, width, and height (e.g., cubic centimeters, cubic meters).
Additional Notes
- The order in which you multiply length, width, and height does not affect the result.
- For cubes (all sides equal), the volume is the side length cubed: Volume=s3\text{Volume}=s^3Volume=s3.
- Volume measures the amount of space an object occupies.
- For other shapes, volume is calculated using different formulas, but for common 3D boxes and prisms, the length-width-height multiplication applies.
This is the fundamental and most commonly used approach to find volume. If there is a specific shape or more detail needed, formulas can be provided accordingly.