Year 7 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 volume & capacity worksheet.
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Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A cube has edges of 2 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 8 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 2 × 2 × 2
- = 8 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 8 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 512 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 8 × 8 × 8
- = 512 cm3
3.A cube has edges of 7 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 343 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 7 × 7 × 7
- = 343 cm3
4.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 6 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 432 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 6 × 6
- = 432 cm3
5.A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 6 cm wide and 7 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 126 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 6 × 7
- = 126 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 8 cm long, 4 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 320 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 8 × 4 × 10
- = 320 cm3
8.A cube has edges of 12 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,728 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 12 × 12 × 12
- = 1,728 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 3 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 180 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 3 × 5
- = 180 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 15 cm long, 7 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,050 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 15 × 7 × 10
- = 1,050 cm3
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