Year 9 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 9 volume & capacity worksheet.
Year 9 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A rectangular prism is 10 cm long, 6 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 600 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 10 × 6 × 10
- = 600 cm3
2.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 9 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 756 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 9 × 6
- = 756 cm3
3.A cube has edges of 10 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,000 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 10 × 10 × 10
- = 1,000 cm3
4.A cube has edges of 6 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 216 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 6 × 6 × 6
- = 216 cm3
5.A rectangular prism is 10 cm long, 5 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 400 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 10 × 5 × 8
- = 400 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 9 cm long, 9 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 810 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 9 × 9 × 10
- = 810 cm3
8.A cube has edges of 7 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 343 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 7 × 7 × 7
- = 343 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 4 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 60 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 4 × 5
- = 60 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 7 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 280 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 7 × 8
- = 280 cm3
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