Year 6 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — 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 rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 7 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 168 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 7 × 8
- = 168 cm3
2.A rectangular prism is 9 cm long, 9 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 648 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 9 × 9 × 8
- = 648 cm3
3.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 8 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 384 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 8 × 4
- = 384 cm3
4.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 9 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,260 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 9 × 10
- = 1,260 cm3
5.A cube has edges of 12 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,728 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 12 × 12 × 12
- = 1,728 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 3 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 27 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 3 × 3 × 3
- = 27 cm3
7.A cube has edges of 10 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,000 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 10 × 10 × 10
- = 1,000 cm3
8.A cube has edges of 2 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 8 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 2 × 2 × 2
- = 8 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 6 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 90 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 6 × 5
- = 90 cm3
10.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
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