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Practice
• • • • • Applying Volume Measurements to
Real-Life Applications
Directions: Find the objects listed in the problems below in your classroom or your house. Find the
length, width, and height of these objects and then calculate the volume of each object in cubic inches.
1. pencil box
l = _____ in.
3. tabletop
l = _____ in.
w = _____ in.
w = _____ in.
h = _____ in.
h = _____ in.
V = _____ in.
3
V = _____ in.
3
2. storage box
l = _____ in.
4. tissue box
l = _____ in.
w = _____ in.
w = _____ in.
h = _____ in.
h = _____ in.
V = _____ in.
3
V = _____ in.
3
Directions: Find the objects listed below in your classroom or home. Measure the radius and height of
each object and calculate the volume.
5. soup can
h = _____ in.
7. soda can
h = _____ in.
r = _____ in.
r = _____ in.
Soda
V = _____ in.
3
V = _____ in.
3
pop
6. candle
h = _____ in.
8. hair spray
h = _____ in.
can
r = _____ in.
r = _____ in.
hair
V = _____ in.
3
V = _____ in.
3
spray
7. What is the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 10.2 cm and a length of 20 cm? _____________
8. What is the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 15.5 m and a volume of 90 m? ______________
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