9th Grade Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 9th Grade volume & capacity worksheet.
9th Grade Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Show your work. Volume is measured in cubic units (cm³).
1.A rectangular prism is 3 cm long, 3 cm wide and 5 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 45 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 3 × 3 × 5
- = 45 cm3
2.A rectangular prism is 4 cm long, 3 cm wide and 9 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 108 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 4 × 3 × 9
- = 108 cm3
3.A rectangular prism is 6 cm long, 6 cm wide and 9 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 324 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 6 × 6 × 9
- = 324 cm3
4.A rectangular prism is 6 cm long, 3 cm wide and 8 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 144 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 6 × 3 × 8
- = 144 cm3
5.A rectangular prism is 10 cm long, 8 cm wide and 9 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 720 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 10 × 8 × 9
- = 720 cm3
6.A rectangular prism is 15 cm long, 12 cm wide and 7 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 1,260 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 15 × 12 × 7
- = 1,260 cm3
7.A rectangular prism is 12 cm long, 10 cm wide and 6 cm high. Find its volume.
Answer: 720 cm3
- V = length × width × height = 12 × 10 × 6
- = 720 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 4 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 64 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 4 × 4 × 4
- = 64 cm3
10.A cube has edges of 6 cm. Find its volume.
Answer: 216 cm3
- V = side × side × side = 6 × 6 × 6
- = 216 cm3
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