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Volume of Prisms and Cylinders Worksheet

1.) 2.)
8m
5m

8m 5,5 m
3m
14.5 m 6m
12 m

Area of Base: Volume: Area of Base: Volume:

3.) 4.)
12 ft
8in
Area of Base: Area of Base:

9 ft 18in
3in
Volume: Volume: 5in

5.) If the volume of the figure below is 135ft3, 6.) If the volume of the figure below is
find the missing dimension. 4,069.44 ft3, find the missing dimension.

x ft

15 ft

16 ft
1,5 ft
x
7.) If the volume of the figure below is 8.) If the volume of the figure below is 224m3,
902.75ft3, find the missing dimension. find the missing dimension.

10 m

5 ft

x 4m
16 m

9.) Cameron makes a glass cylinder that has a diameter of 6 in. and a height of 5 in. for a friend.
He wants to send it to his friend in a box that is 6 x 6 x 5. He wants to put the cylinder in a box
and wrap it with packing foam. How much packing foam does Cameron need?

10.) The radius of a cylinder is 3 m and the height is 4 m.

a.) What is the volume of the cylinder?

b.) If you double the radius, what is the new volume?

c.) How do these two volumes compare? Why do you think this happens?
Answer Key:

1.) 217.5m3 2.) 198 m3

3.) 1,017.36 ft3 4.) 135 in3
5.) 6 ft 6.) 9 ft
7.) 11.5 ft 8.) 7 ft
9.) Cylinder: 141.3in3 Prism: 180in3
Packing Foam: 38.7in3 (Subtract!)
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10.) a.) 113.04m b.) 452.16
c.) The second one is four times bigger