Customary Word Problems Volume

A table tennis ball has a diameter of 40 mm. What is the approximate volume of the table tennis ball in cubic millimeters?

• 1,676 mm³
• 18,850 mm³
• 33,510.3 mm³
• 268,083 mm³

Russell is filling a cylinder-shaped swimming pool that has a diameter of 20 feet. He fills it with water to a depth of 3 feet. What is the volume of the water in the pool, to the nearest cubic foot?

• 377 cubic feet
• 942 cubic feet
• 2,958 cubic feet
• 3,768  cubic feet

Kayla has two spherical balls in her yard (see picture).Which statement about their volumes is true?

• The volume of Ball 2 is twice the volume of Ball 1.
• The volume of Ball 1 is 8 times the volume of Ball 2.
• The volume of Ball 1 is twice the volume of Ball 2.
• The volume of Ball 2 is 8 times the volume of Ball 1.

A solid cone was placed in the center of a rectangular fish tank as shown. Which is closest to the maximum amount of water that the fish tank can hold?

• 1286 in³
• 1455 in³
• 1476 in³
• 1569 in³

Jack is making 4 cylindrical wax candles. If he plans to make candles with a diameter of 7 cm and a height of 12 cm, approximately how many cubic centimeters of wax will Jack need to make the candles?

• 7,389 cm³
• 6,333 cm³
• 3,167 cm³
• 1,847 cm³

A cone has a height of 30 in. and a diameter of 20 in. What is the approximate volume of the cone?

• 600 in³
• 1,885 in³
• 3,140 in³
• 12,566 in³

A large sphere at an amusement park is 165 feet in diameter. Which of the following is closest to the volume, in cubic feet, of the sphere? Use π=3.14.

• 261,000
• 2,351,000
• 18,810,000
• 41,210,000

A snack bar sells popcorn in cone-shaped containers. One container has a diameter of 8 inches and a height of 10 inches. How many cubic inches of popcorn does 3 containers hold? Round to the nearest tenth.

• 502.4 in³
• 167.5 in³
• 251.2 in³
• 83.7 in³

An ice cream package is cone shaped. It has a radius of 5.5 cm and a height of 17 cm. Find the volume of the ice cream cone. 

• 1,614.7 cubic cm
• 905.8 cubic cm
• 885.7 cubic cm
• 538.2 cubic cm

A cylinder shaped jar has a radius of 2 cm and a height of 6 cm. What’s the volume of the jar? 

• 301.44 cubic cm
• 125.93 cubic cm
• 75.36 cubic cm
• 67.89 cubic cm