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Math 9 · Unit 14: Volume, surface area and symmetry · Cambridge Lower Secondary Maths Stage 9

14.1 Calculating the volume of prisms

33 questions · e.g. Volume of a cylinder

Practice

Questions

  1. 1. A prism has a cross-section of 20 cm² and length 8 cm. What is its volume?

    Area of cross-section = 20 cm²8 cm
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  2. 2. Drag the missing numbers into the boxes to find the volume of this prism.

    Area of cross-section = 15 cm²6 cmVolume = area of cross-section × length=×=cm³

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  3. 3. Drag the missing numbers into the boxes to find the volume of this prism.

    Area of cross-section = 12 cm²9 cmVolume = area of cross-section × length=×=cm³

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  4. 4. Drag the missing numbers into the boxes to find the volume of this prism.

    Area of cross-section = 30 cm²12 cmVolume = area of cross-section × length=×=cm³

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  5. 5. Drag the missing numbers into the boxes to find the volume of this prism.

    8 cm4 cm10 cmArea of cross-section = base × height= 8 × 4 =cm²Volume = area of cross-section × length= area × 10 =cm³

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  6. 6. Drag the missing numbers into the boxes to find the volume of this prism.

    5 cm6 cm7 cmArea of cross-section = ½ × base × height= ½ × 6 × 5 =cm²Volume = area of cross-section × length= area × 7 =cm³

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  7. 7. Drag the missing numbers into the boxes to find the volume of this prism. Use the π button on your calculator and round to 2 decimal places.

    4 cm11 cmArea of cross-section = π × r²= π ײ= π ×=cm²Volume = area of cross-section × length= area × 11 =cm³

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  8. 8. Work out the volume of this prism. The area of the cross-section is given.

    Area of cross-section = 25 cm²6 cm
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  9. 9. Work out the volume of this prism. The area of the cross-section is given.

    Area of cross-section = 18 cm²7.2 cm
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  10. 10. Work out the volume of this prism. The area of the cross-section is given.

    Area of cross-section = 45 cm²9.5 cm
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  11. 11. A prism has a cross-section of 8.4 cm² and length 20 cm. What is its volume?

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  12. 12. A prism has a cross-section of 24 cm² and a volume of 156 cm³. How long is it?

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  13. 13. A prism is 5.7 m long and has a volume of 330.6 m³. What is the area of its cross-section?

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  14. 14. A prism has a cross-section of 56.85 mm² and a volume of 3524.7 mm³. How long is it?

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  15. 15. Work out the volume of this prism.

    12 cm4 cm10 cm
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  16. 16. Work out the volume of this prism.

    24 cm13 cm5 cm8 cm
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  17. 17. Work out the volume of this prism.

    9 cm12 cm12.5 cm
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  18. 18. Timo works out the volume of this cylinder: V = πr²h = π × 6² × 8 = π × 36 × 8 = 905 cm³ (3 s.f.). He has made a mistake. What is it?

    6 cm8 cm
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  19. 19. A cylinder has radius 4 cm and height 15 cm. What is its volume, to 1 decimal place?

    4 cm15 cm
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  20. 20. A cylinder has radius 2.8 cm and height 20 cm. What is its volume, to 1 decimal place?

    2.8 cm20 cm
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