Year 9 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 9 volume & capacity worksheet.
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Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 6 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 288 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 6 × 4
- = 288 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 9 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 729 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 9 × 9 × 9
- = 729 cm3
3.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 4 cm wide and 9 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 180 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 4 × 9
- = 180 cm3
4.A cube has edges of 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
5.A cube has edges of 7 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 343 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 7 × 7 × 7
- = 343 cm3
6.A rectangular prism is 2 cm long, 10 cm wide and 7 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 140 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 2 × 10 × 7
- = 140 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 12 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 792 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 12 × 6
- = 792 cm3
8.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
9.A cube has edges of 12 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,728 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 12 × 12 × 12
- = 1,728 cm3
10.A cube has edges of 8 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 512 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 8 × 8 × 8
- = 512 cm3
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