Volume of different storage containers
Question 1
Calculate the volume of each of the cuboids below.
cm³
(a)
cm³
(b)
m³
(c)
Question 2
A cuboid has sides of length 5 m, 3 m and 1 m. (a) What is the volume of the cuboid
in m³?
m³
Question 3
The diagram shows a large box and a small box, both of which are cuboids.
(a) Calculate the volume of the large
box.
cm³
(b) Calculate the volume of the small
box.
cm³
(c) How many of the small boxes
would fit in the large box?
Question 4
A set of wooden building blocks contains wooden blocks that are 10 cm by 2 cm by 4
cm.
The blocks are used to make the shapes below. Calculate the volume of each shape.
cm³
(a)
Question 5
A letter 'L' shape is made from 2 cuboids, marked A and B in the diagram below.
(a) Calculate the volume of cuboid A.
cm³
(b) Calculate the volume of cuboid B.
cm³
(c) Calculate the total volume of the letter 'L' shape.
Question 8
The diagram shows a wooden block that has had a square hole cut through it.
Calculate the volume of
wood in the block.
cm³