Year 7 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — 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 11 cm long, 5 cm wide and 7 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 385 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 11 × 5 × 7
- = 385 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 12 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,728 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 12 × 12 × 12
- = 1,728 cm3
3.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 2 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 60 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 2 × 6
- = 60 cm3
4.A rectangular prism is 5 cm long, 5 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 100 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 5 × 5 × 4
- = 100 cm3
5.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
6.A rectangular prism is 2 cm long, 9 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 144 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 2 × 9 × 8
- = 144 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 6 cm long, 11 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 264 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 6 × 11 × 4
- = 264 cm3
8.A rectangular prism is 8 cm long, 2 cm wide and 3 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 48 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 8 × 2 × 3
- = 48 cm3
9.A cube has edges of 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
10.A cube has edges of 5 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 125 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 5 × 5 × 5
- = 125 cm3
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