Year 6 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 5 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 125 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 5 × 5 × 5
- = 125 cm3
2.A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 7 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 84 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 7 × 4
- = 84 cm3
3.A cube has edges of 2 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 8 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 2 × 2 × 2
- = 8 cm3
4.A cube has edges of 3 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 27 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 3 × 3 × 3
- = 27 cm3
5.A cube has edges of 6 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 216 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 6 × 6 × 6
- = 216 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 9 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 729 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 9 × 9 × 9
- = 729 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 13 cm long, 11 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,144 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 13 × 11 × 8
- = 1,144 cm3
8.A rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 6 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 660 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 6 × 10
- = 660 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 8 cm long, 9 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 360 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 8 × 9 × 5
- = 360 cm3
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