Year 8 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 volume & capacity worksheet.
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Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 5 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 125 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 5 × 5 × 5
- = 125 cm3
3.A rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 6 cm wide and 9 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 594 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 6 × 9
- = 594 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 cube has edges of 9 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 729 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 9 × 9 × 9
- = 729 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 6 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 216 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 6 × 6 × 6
- = 216 cm3
7.A cube has edges of 2 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 8 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 2 × 2 × 2
- = 8 cm3
8.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 12 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 300 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 12 × 5
- = 300 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 9 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 630 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 9 × 5
- = 630 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 4 cm long, 6 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 240 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 4 × 6 × 10
- = 240 cm3
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