Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Volume is the amount of space occupied by a solid, liquid or a shape. Let’s find the volume of a shape. The ...

The volume of the prism is 160 cm³. The cross-section of the prism is a triangle. First work out the area of the triangle. Multiply the base by the height and divide by two, (5 × 4)/2 = 10.