Year 8 Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 volume & capacity worksheet.
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Show your working. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A cube has edges of 10 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,000 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 10 × 10 × 10
- = 1,000 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 2 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 8 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 2 × 2 × 2
- = 8 cm3
4.A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 5 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 150 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 5 × 10
- = 150 cm3
5.A rectangular prism is 2 cm long, 4 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 80 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 2 × 4 × 10
- = 80 cm3
6.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 8 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 672 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 8 × 6
- = 672 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 14 cm long, 11 cm wide and 10 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,540 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 14 × 11 × 10
- = 1,540 cm3
8.A cube has edges of 8 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 512 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 8 × 8 × 8
- = 512 cm3
9.A cube has edges of 5 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 125 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 5 × 5 × 5
- = 125 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 10 cm long, 9 cm wide and 3 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 270 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 10 × 9 × 3
- = 270 cm3
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