Volume Review

Problems

100

Give an example of something you would measure with unit cubes.

Anything with volume: Space in a room, how much water can fit in a pool, etc. 

200

A room has a floor with the area of 60ft². The height is 8ft. What is the volume? 

480ft³

300

Draw or give the dimensions for 2 different rectangular prisms that both have a volume of 36ft³

2 x 2 x 9

3 x 3 x 4

2 x 3 x 6

1 x 2 x 18

400

A box has a volume of 40cm³. The The length is 5cm and the width is 2cm. How tall is it? 

4cm

500

Box has B has dimensions that are twice as big as box A. What could be the volume of box A and B? 

Box A: 1 x 1 x 1 = 1

Box B: 2 x 2 x 2 = 8

More Problems

100

Does a taller box always have a bigger volume than a shorter box? Use two examples to prove yes or no.

No. 

Box A: 2 x 2 x 10 (height) = 40 cubic units 

Box B: 4 x 5 x 3 (height) = 60 cubic units

200

What is the volume of a building with dimensions:

L = 30m

W = 40m

H = 60m

40 x 60 = 2400

2400 x 30 = 72,000m³

300

Find the volume of the composite figure on the board

100ft³

400

What unit of measurement do we use for volume? Give 3 examples.

Cubic units

Cubic inches, cubic feet, cubic miles

500

A room has a volume of 15m³. If you double the dimensions (L, W, H), what is the new volume? 

120m³