Simple Volume Problems

Find the volume of rectangular prism with a length of 5 units, a width of 5 units, and height of 10 units.

• 20 cubic units

• 100 cubic units

• 40 cubic units

• 250 cubic units

Each side of this ice cube measures 2 inches.  What is the volume of the ice cube?

• 6 cubic inches

• 8 cubic inches

• 12 cubic inches

• 8 square inches

We want to fill up the cylinder pictured with water. Estimate how many inches cubed of water will fit inside it?

• 78500 inches cubed

• 80000 inches cubed

• 84500 inches cubed

• 89000 inches cubed

Kayla has two spherical balls in her yard (see picture).Which statement about their volumes is true? Hint: Find the volume of both! Then compare!!

• 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.

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 to the nearest tenth.

How do you find the volume of a sphere?

• V= ^1/₃ πr²h

• V= ^4/₃ πr²h

• V= ^4/₃ πr³

• V= πr²h

You want to figure out how cherry coke is inside a can of Coca-Cola. The radius is 2 inches and the 3-D height is 6 inches. How much cherry coke fits inside the can?

• 68.6 cubic inches

• 75.4 cubic inches

• 83.8 cubic inches

• 94.7 cubic inches

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

A cylindrical silo that stores grain has a diameter of 16 feet and is 40 feet tall. Find the volume of the silo to the nearest tenth.

A can of chili has a radius of 5.25 cm and a height of 13 cm. Find the volume to the nearest tenth, if necessary.