Volume measurements are of great importance in situations involving solid capacities. We can define volume as the space occupied by a body or its capacity to hold some substance. In the same way that we work with the linear meter (length) and with the square meter (length x width), we associate the cubic meter with three dimensions: height x length x width.
The cubic meter units are: cubic kilometers (km³), cubic hectometers (hm³), cubic dekameters (dam³), cubic meters (m³), cubic decimeters (dm³), cubic centimeters (cm³), cubic millimeters (mm³). Note the table and methods for transforming volume units:
1 – Transforming 12km³ into m³ = 12 x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 = 12 000 000 000 m³
2 – Transforming 2m³ into cm³ = 2 x 1000 x 1000 = 2 000 000 cm³
3 – Transforming 1000cm³ into m³ = 1000: 1000: 1000 = 0.001 m³
4 – Transforming 5000dm³ into m³ = 5000: 1000 = 5 m³
5 – Transforming 50 000 000m³ into km³ = 50 000 000: 1000: 1000: 1000 = 0.05 km³
According to the International System of Measurements (SI), the cubic meter is the standard unit of volume measurements. One cubic meter (1m³) corresponds to a capacity of 1000 liters. This relationship can be exemplified in conjunction with Geometry, through a cube with edges measuring 1 meter.
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by Mark Noah
Graduated in Mathematics
Brazil School Team
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SILVA, Marcos Noé Pedro da. "Volume Measurements"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/matematica/medidas-volume.htm. Accessed on June 27, 2021.
