6th Grade Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 6th Grade volume & capacity worksheet.
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Show your work. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A cube has edges of 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
2.A cube has edges of 11 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,331 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 11 × 11 × 11
- = 1,331 cm3
3.A cube has edges of 12 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,728 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 12 × 12 × 12
- = 1,728 cm3
4.A cube has edges of 5 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 125 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 5 × 5 × 5
- = 125 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 7 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 42 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 7 × 3 × 2
- = 42 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 4 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 192 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 4 × 4
- = 192 cm3
8.A cube has edges of 3 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 27 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 3 × 3 × 3
- = 27 cm3
9.A rectangular prism is 9 cm long, 12 cm wide and 4 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 432 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 9 × 12 × 4
- = 432 cm3
10.A rectangular prism is 7 cm long, 3 cm wide and 3 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 63 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 7 × 3 × 3
- = 63 cm3
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