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Mensuration – Volume of Simple Shapes and Word Problems

The volume of Simple/Regular Shapes

1. Find the Volume of the following simple shapes using the appropriate formula. Round
your answer to one decimal place and use π = 3.14 if necessary.
a) b) c)

d) e) f)

g) h) i)

2. Find the Volume of the following simple shapes using their cross-section area. Round
your answer to one decimal place and use π = 3.14 if necessary.
a) b) c)

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The Word Problems on finding Volume of Regular Shapes

3. Given a cubical gift box has a side length of 20 inches. By sketching its 3D shape, find
the volume of the box.

4. The base of a prism is a trapezoid whose height is 12 yards. The parallel bases of the
trapezoid measure 11 yards and 7 yards. If the length of the prism is 2 yards, find its
volume (sketch the 3D shape).

5. A rectangular prism has a length of 22 ft and a width of 10 ft. By sketching its 3D shape,
determine the height of the rectangular prism if its volume is 1,540 ft 3 .

6. Find the width of a cuboid, given that it has a length of 7 cm, a height of 10 cm and a
volume of 490 cm3 .

7. If the volume of a cylinder is 160 cm3 and the height of the cylinder is 16 cm, what is the
radius of the cylinder nearest to the tenth?

8. The base of a pyramid is a triangle whose base is 11 yards and height is 19 yards. By
sketching its 3D shape, determine the volume of the pyramid if its height is 7 yards.
Round your answer to two decimal places.

9. The diagram shows a trapezoidal prism.

Given that:
The cross-section of the prism is a trapezium.
The lengths of the parallel sides of the trapezium are 8 cm and 6 cm.
The distance between the parallel sides of the trapezium is 5 cm.
The length of the prism is 20 cm.
Work out the volume of the prism.

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Answers:
1. a) 𝟑𝟎𝟓𝟐 𝐜𝐦𝟑 b) 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐦𝟑 c) 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝟑
d) 𝟔𝟒𝟔 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 e) 𝟒𝟕. 𝟕 𝐢𝐧𝟑 f) 𝟏𝟐. 𝟒 𝐜𝐦𝟑
g) 𝟕𝟓𝟎 𝐟𝐭 𝟑 h) 𝟑𝟔𝟒 𝐲𝐝𝟑 i) 𝟐𝟔𝟒𝟕𝟗. 𝟐 𝐟𝐭 𝟑
2. a) 𝟔𝟒𝟖 𝐲𝐝𝟑 b) 𝟗𝟐𝟔𝟏 𝐦𝟑 c) 𝟑𝟐𝟔. 𝟔 𝐜𝐦𝟑
3. 𝟖𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧𝟑
4. 𝟐𝟏𝟔 𝐲𝐝𝟑
5. 𝟕 𝐟𝐭
6. Width = 𝟕 𝐜𝐦
7. Radius = 𝟏. 𝟕𝟖 𝐜𝐦
8. 𝟐𝟒𝟑. 𝟖𝟑 𝐲𝐝𝟑
9. 𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐦𝟑

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