Question

Myron's family is putting a pool in their backyard. He is so excited that he wants to figure out how

long it will take to fill the pool! He found the blueprints for the pool and recreated the sketches at
right, but he is not quite sure how to use them to find the volume of the pool.
What three-dimensional figures does Myron need to be able to find the volume of before he can
determine the volume of the pool?

Answer 1

To find the volume of an irregular 3D shape like Myron's pool, he needs to determine:

1. The length

2. The width

3. The depth

With those three measurements, he can plug them into the formula for volume of a rectangular prism:

Volume = Length x Width x Depth

So if the pool is:

Length = 20 ft

Width = 10 ft

Depth = 5 ft

Then the volume would be:

20 ft x 10 ft x 5 ft = 1000 cubic feet

Does this make sense? Let me know if Myron has any other questions!