3-9    Measuring Volume

1.    If a di is 1.3 centimeters on each edge, what is its volume?  __________________________
 

2.    What is the volume of a box that is 5cm by 2 cm by 4 cm?  __________________________
 

3.    If a house's outside measurements are 42 feet long by 35 feet wide by 30 feet tall,
        what is the volume of the house?                                                                             _______________
 

4.    A tractor trailer's cargo compartement is 8 feet tall by 7 feet wide by 48 feet long.
       How much can it store?                                                                                          _______________
 

5.    How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard?   __________________________
 

6.    How many cubic millimeters are in a cubic centimeter?   __________________________
 

7.    How many cubic inches are in a cubic foot?   __________________________
 

8.    How many cubic centimeters are in a cubic inch?   __________________________
 

9.    How much volume is left in the larger box  if I stick a box that is 4 inches by 5inches by
       4 inches into a larger box that is 6 inches by 8 inches by 10 inches?
                                                                                                                    ________________
 

10.    If a cube that is 7 centimeters on a edge is stuck in a cube that is
         8 centimers on an edge, how much volume is left?
                                                                                            __________________________
 

11.    My car trunk is pretty much a rectangular solid.  Its measurements are 3 1/2 feet wide
         by 2 1/2 feet deep by 2 feet long.
         How much space do I have in my trunk?  __________________________
 
 

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