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.
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Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 3 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 330 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 3 × 10
- = 330 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 rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 9 cm wide and 7 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 693 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 9 × 7
- = 693 cm3
4.A cube has edges of 7 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 343 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 7 × 7 × 7
- = 343 cm3
5.A cube has edges of 8 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 512 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 8 × 8 × 8
- = 512 cm3
6.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
7.A cube has edges of 3 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 27 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 3 × 3 × 3
- = 27 cm3
8.A rectangular prism is 9 cm long, 6 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 216 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 9 × 6 × 4
- = 216 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 4 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 448 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 4 × 8
- = 448 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 11 cm long, 3 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 198 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 3 × 6
- = 198 cm3
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