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WorksheetsVolume Word Problems
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A scoop of ice cream, shaped like a sphere with diameter 6 cm, is placed in an ice cream cone with diameter 5 cm and height 10 cm. Is the cone big enough to hold all the ice cream if it melts?
a)
YES
b)
NO
c)
Maye
d)
So
2.
A table tennis ball has a diameter of 40 mm. What is the approximate volume of the table tennis ball in cubic millimeters?
a)
1,676 mm3
b)
18,850 mm3
c)
33,510.3 mm3
d)
268,083 mm3
3.
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?
a)
377 cubic feet
b)
942 cubic feet
c)
2,958 cubic feet
d)
3,768 cubic feet
4.
How do you find the volume of a cone?
a)
V= 1/3 πr2h
b)
V= 4/3 πr2h
c)
V= 4/3 πr3
d)
V= πr2h
5.
How do you find the volume of a sphere?
a)
V= 1/3 πr2h
b)
V= 4/3 πr2h
c)
V= 4/3 πr3
d)
V= πr2h
6.
How do you find the volume of a cylinder?
a)
V= 1/3 πr2h
b)
V= 4/3 πr2h
c)
V= 4/3 πr3
d)
V= πr2h
7.
Kayla has two spherical balls in her yard (see picture).Which statement about their volumes is true?
a)
The volume of Ball 2 is twice the volume of Ball 1.
b)
The volume of Ball 1 is 8 times the volume of Ball 2.
c)
The volume of Ball 1 is twice the volume of Ball 2.
d)
The volume of Ball 2 is 8 times the volume of Ball 1.
8.
A rancher wants to cut a metal cylinder in half to use as a watering trough as shown.
If the cylinder has a diameter of 5 feet and a length of 9 feet, which value is closest to the volume of the trough in cubic feet? Use π = 3.14.
If the cylinder has a diameter of 5 feet and a length of 9 feet, which value is closest to the volume of the trough in cubic feet? Use π = 3.14.
a)
176.6 ft3
b)
141.3 ft3
c)
88.3 ft3
d)
70.7 ft3
9.
A cone has a height of 30 in. and a diameter of 20 in. What is the approximate volume of the cone?
a)
600 in3
b)
1,885 in3
c)
3,140 in3
d)
12,566 in3
10.
Mike has a large plastic cup that he is going to fill with water. The plastic cup is in the shape of a cone as shown. Which is closest to the volume of Mike’s cup?
a)
21 cubic inches
b)
63 cubic inches
c)
66 cubic inches
d)
198 cubic inches
11.
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.
a)
261,000
b)
2,351,000
c)
18,810,000
d)
41,210,000
12.
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. Use 3.14 for π.
a)
1004.8 ft3
b)
2009.6 ft3
c)
8038 ft3
d)
8038.4 ft3
13.
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. Use 3.14 for π.
a)
214.305 cm3
b)
214.3 cm3
c)
1125.10125 cm3
d)
1125.1 cm3
14.
A cylindrical carton of oatmeal has a diameter of 13 cm and is 24 cm tall. Find the volume to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Use 3.14 for π.
a)
12,735.84 cm3
b)
3183.96 cm3
c)
3183.0 cm3
d)
3184.0 cm3
15.
Which has a greater volume?
Cylinder A: r = 3 m, h = 1.2 m
Cylinder B: d = 4 m, h =2.5 m
Cylinder A: r = 3 m, h = 1.2 m
Cylinder B: d = 4 m, h =2.5 m
a)
Cylinder A at 31.4 m3
b)
Cylinder B at 31.4 m3
c)
Cylinder A at 33.9 m3
d)
Cylinder B at 33.9 m3
16.
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?
a)
68.56 cubic inches
b)
75.36 cubic inches
c)
83.76 cubic inches
d)
94.7 cubic inches
17.
When finding Volume, what are you solving for?
a)
Tells us how many given cubic units it takes to fill a given space.
b)
The area of such an outside of a figure.
18.
What does the h stand for in the formula?
a)
radius
b)
diameter
c)
height
d)
hall
19.
What does the r stand for in the formula?
a)
root
b)
radius
c)
rational
d)
rectangle
20.
What does π equal?
a)
3.14
b)
3
c)
6.28
d)
2
21.
Which of the following items is not a cylinder?
a)
Soda Can
b)
Spray Paint Can
c)
Lotion Bottle
d)
Traffic Cone
22.
a)
8.4 ft3
b)
100.5 ft3
c)
25 ft3
d)
16.8 ft3
23.
You have a globe that has a radius of 11 inches. Find the volume of your globe.
a)
523 in3
b)
16,717 in3
c)
5,575 in3
d)
7,235 in3
24.
True or False: The Eagles have never won a Super Bowl.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Choir is selling Pringle Chips to raise money for a field trip. The container has a diameter of 9 inches and a height of 32 inches.
Which equation can be used to find the volume of the container?
Which equation can be used to find the volume of the container?
a)
V = π(9)
b)
V = π(4.5)2(32)
c)
V = π(9)2(32)
d)
V = π(4.5)(32)
26.
What 2 teams are playing in this year's Super Bowl?
a)
San Francisco 49ers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
b)
Minnesota Vikings vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
c)
Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots
d)
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Minnesota Vikings
27.
Calculate the amount of ice cream this cone can hold (just to the top of the cone) . Round to the nearesthundredth.
a)
58.29 cm2
b)
58.29 cm3
c)
233.15 cm2
d)
233.15 cm³
28.
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.
a)
1,614.7 cubic cm
b)
905.8 cubic cm
c)
885.7 cubic cm
d)
538.2 cubic cm
29.
A cylinder shaped jar has a radius of 2 cm and a height of 6 cm. What’s the volume of the jar?
a)
301.44 cubic cm
b)
125.93 cubic cm
c)
75.36 cubic cm
d)
67.89 cubic cm
30.
A golf ball has a diameter of 1.7 inches. The company is looking to fill the inside of it with material. What is the volume of the material inside the golf ball?
a)
2.57 cubic inches
b)
5.67 cubic inches
c)
7.71 cubic inches
d)
4.56 cubic inches
31.
A deflated basketball needs to be filled for air. Calculate how much air must be pumped into a basketball with a diameter of 9.5 inches.
a)
1,346.1 cubic inches
b)
667.8 cubic inches
c)
897.3 cubic inches
d)
448.7 cubic inches
32.
Who is performing at halftime of this year's Super Bowl?
a)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
b)
Justin Timberlake
c)
Rolling Stones
d)
Madonna
33.
True or False: The Patriots have never lost a Super Bowl.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Michael has a very large soup pot shaped like a cylinder that has a height of 15 inches and a radius of 6 inches. How much soup can Michael’s soup pot hold?
a)
4239 in3
b)
423.9 in3
c)
1695.6 in3
d)
1695.6 in2
35.
Where is this year's Super Bowl game being played?
a)
Miami, FL
b)
Houston, TX
c)
Minneapolis, MN
d)
New Orleans, LA
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