Volume Word Problems
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Examples, solutions, videos, worksheets, games, and activities to help Algebra students learn how to solve word problems that involve volume.
Volume of a rectangular prism: word problem
Example:
Mario has a fish tank that a right rectangular prism with base 15.6 cm by 7 cm. The bottom of the tank is filled with marbles, and the tank is filled with water to a height of 6.4 cm. When the marbles are removed, the water level drops to a height of 5.9 cm. What is the volume of water displaced by the marbles?
Volume Word Problems - Geometry Help
Example:
An exotic fish is placed in a rectangular aquarium that has a length of 75 cm and a width of 35 cm. If the water level rises 2 cm when the fish is placed in the aquarium, what is the volume of the fish?
Volume word problem
Example:
A water tank is 12 feet high, 5 feet long, and 9 feet wide. A solid metal box which is 7 feet high, 4 feet long, and 8 feet wide is sitting at the bottom of the tank. The tank is filled with water. What is the volume of the water in the tank?
Word Problems involving volume of Prisms, Pyramids, Cylinders, Cones and Spheres
Example:
A can of whipped cream is a cylinder 3.5 inches in diameter and 5.25 inches high with a round top that is 1/2 of a sphere. If the contents are 1/2 compressed gas and 1/2 cream, what is the volume of whipped cream in the can?
More Lessons for Grade 9
Math Worksheets
Examples, solutions, videos, worksheets, games, and activities to help Algebra students learn how to solve word problems that involve volume.
Volume of a rectangular prism: word problem
Example:
Mario has a fish tank that a right rectangular prism with base 15.6 cm by 7 cm. The bottom of the tank is filled with marbles, and the tank is filled with water to a height of 6.4 cm. When the marbles are removed, the water level drops to a height of 5.9 cm. What is the volume of water displaced by the marbles?
Example:
An exotic fish is placed in a rectangular aquarium that has a length of 75 cm and a width of 35 cm. If the water level rises 2 cm when the fish is placed in the aquarium, what is the volume of the fish?
Example:
A water tank is 12 feet high, 5 feet long, and 9 feet wide. A solid metal box which is 7 feet high, 4 feet long, and 8 feet wide is sitting at the bottom of the tank. The tank is filled with water. What is the volume of the water in the tank?
Example:
A can of whipped cream is a cylinder 3.5 inches in diameter and 5.25 inches high with a round top that is 1/2 of a sphere. If the contents are 1/2 compressed gas and 1/2 cream, what is the volume of whipped cream in the can?
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