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5.07 Applications of volume

Interactive practice questions

A container has the shape of a rectangular prism, with the following dimensions: $30$30 cm, $80$80 cm, and $10$10 cm.

a

What is the volume of this container?

b

Find the capacity of the container in litres.

Easy
1min

A box is $2$2 m long, $40$40 cm high and $50$50 cm wide. What is the capacity of the box in millilitres?

Easy
1min

A rectangular swimming pool has a length of $27$27m, width of $14$14m and depth of $3$3m.

Easy
< 1min

A container has the shape of a rectangular prism, with the following dimensions: $30$30 cm, $80$80 cm, and $20$20 cm.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

ACMGM019

calculate the volumes of standard three-dimensional objects such as spheres, rectangular prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids and composites in practical situations; for example, the volume of water contained in a swimming pool

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