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 rectangular prism is 2 cm long, 8 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 80 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 2 × 8 × 5
- = 80 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
3.A cube has edges of 5 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 125 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 5 × 5 × 5
- = 125 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 12 cm long, 9 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 540 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 9 × 5
- = 540 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 rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 10 cm wide and 3 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 150 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 10 × 3
- = 150 cm3
8.A rectangular prism is 9 cm long, 12 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 540 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 9 × 12 × 5
- = 540 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 7 cm long, 9 cm wide and 9 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 567 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 7 × 9 × 9
- = 567 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 2 cm wide and 7 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 168 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 2 × 7
- = 168 cm3
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