Year 6 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 volume & capacity worksheet.
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Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A cube has edges of 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 9 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 729 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 9 × 9 × 9
- = 729 cm3
3.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 6 cm wide and 2 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 144 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 6 × 2
- = 144 cm3
4.A cube has edges of 10 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,000 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 10 × 10 × 10
- = 1,000 cm3
5.A rectangular prism is 15 cm long, 9 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,080 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 15 × 9 × 8
- = 1,080 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 7 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 343 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 7 × 7 × 7
- = 343 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 3 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 60 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 3 × 4
- = 60 cm3
8.A rectangular prism is 7 cm long, 6 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 210 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 7 × 6 × 5
- = 210 cm3
9.A cube has edges of 8 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 512 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 8 × 8 × 8
- = 512 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 3 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 210 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 3 × 5
- = 210 cm3
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