Chapter 9

Volume of Solids and Liquids

Volume of Cuboids

Volume = Length × Width × Height

1. Find the volume of the cuboid below.

5 cm

3 cm
6 cm

2. The volume of the cuboid below is 270 cm3. Find its height.

6 cm
10 cm

3. The volume of the cuboid below is 490 cm3. Find its base area.

5 cm

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4. The length of the cuboid below is twice its breadth. Find its length
given that its height is 5 cm and its volume is 490 cm3.

5 cm

5. The length of the cuboid below is 3 times its breadth. Find its length
given that its height is 5 cm and its volume is 375 cm3.

5 cm

6. The ratio of the length of a cuboid to its breadth is 5 : 3. Find its length
given that its height is 6 cm and its volume is 810 cm3.

6 cm

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7. The breadth of a container is of its length. Its length of of its height
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and its height is 16 cm. Find its volume.

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8. The length of a container is 3 times its breadth. Its breadth is 6 cm
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which is of its height. Find its volume.
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9. The length of a container is twice its breadth. Its breadth is of its
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height. Its volume is 576 cm3. Find its length.

10. The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its breadth is 5 : 3. The

perimeter of the rectangle is 48 cm. Find its length.

11. The ratio of the length of a rectangle to its breadth is 5 : 3. The area
of the rectangle is 135 cm2. Find its length.

12. The ratio of the length to the breadth to the height of a cuboid is 4 : 3
: 2. The volume of the cuboid is 192 cm3. Find its length.

Volume of Cubes
Problem 1
How many 2 cm cubes can fit inside an empty box measuring 12 cm by 12
cm by 12 cm?

12 cm

12 cm
2 cm 12 cm

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Problem 2
How many 2 cm cubes can fit inside an empty box measuring 20 cm by 12
cm by 6 cm?

6 cm

12 cm
2 cm 20 cm

Problem 3
How many 2 cm cubes can fit inside an empty box measuring 20 cm by 12
cm by 5 cm?

5 cm

12 cm
2 cm 20 cm

Solve.

1. Find the volume of each cube.

(a) (b) (c)

Total area of the faces = 150 cm2

Area = 36 cm2

Area = 64 cm2

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2. Find the area of the shaded face of each cube.

(a) (b) (c)

Volume = 27 cm3 Volume = 125 cm3 Volume = 64 cm3

(one face shaded) (one face shaded) (all faces shaded)

3. The ratio of the length of Cube A to the length of Cube B is 2 : 5. The

length of Cube A is 6 cm. Find the volume of Cube B.

4. The ratio of the length of Cube A to the length of Cube B is 2 : 5. The

volume of Cube A is 16 cm3. Find the volume of Cube B.

5. The ratio of the length of Cube A to the length of Cube B is 2 : 5. The

length of Cube A is 6 cm shorter than the length of Cube B. Find the
volume of Cube B.

6. How many 3 cm cubes can fit inside a large box measuring 15 cm by

15 cm by 15 cm?

15 cm

15 cm
3 cm 15 cm
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7. How many 3 cm cubes can fit inside a large box measuring 24 cm by
15 cm by 12 cm?

12 cm

15 cm
3 cm
24 cm

8. How many 3 cm cubes can fit inside a large box measuring 24 cm by

10 cm by 8 cm?

8 cm

10 cm
3 cm
24 cm

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Visualising Different Views Of Solids Made Up Of Cubes
The solid below is made up of nine cubes.
Top View

Back View

Left View Right View

Front View

Here is what this solid looks like when viewed from the top, front, back, left
and right.

Top View Front View Back View Left View Right View

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1. Draw the different views of the cubes from the top, front, back, left
and right.
(a) The solid is made up of nine cubes.

Top View

Back View

Left View Right View

Front View

Top View Front View Back View Left View Right View

(b) The solid is made up of seven cubes.

Top View

Back View

Left View Right View

Front View 8
 Top View Front View Back View Left View Right View

2. The solid is made up of 1 cm cubes. It is placed in the corner of a room

as shown below. If I were to paint it red, what is the total area that
will be painted?

3. The solid is made up of 2 cm cubes. It is placed in the corner of a room

as shown below. If I were to paint it red, what is the total area that
will be painted?

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Volume of Liquids
Look at the empty rectangular tank below.

40 cm

20 cm

12 cm 12 cm

30 cm 30 cm

Water is poured into the tank gradually until the tank is half-filled.
Complete the table below. Calculate the volume of water at different heights
of water level.

Height of Ratio of height of Ratio of volume of

Volume of water
water level water level to water to volume of
(cm3)
(cm) height of tank tank
5 5 : 40 = 1 : 8 30 × 12 × 5 = 1800 1800 : 14400 = 1 : 8

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15

20

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Solve.
1. The volume of water in the rectangular tank below is 1620 cm3. Find
the height of the water level.

15 cm

18 cm

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2. A rectangular tank is 5 full of water. The volume of water in the tank is
1620 cm3. Find the height of the tank.

15 cm

18 cm

3. The base of a rectangular tank measures 25 cm by 20 cm. The tank

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contains 10.5 L of water and is 4 full. Find the height of the water level
in the tank.

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4. The base of a rectangular tank measures 25 cm by 20 cm. The tank
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contains 10.5 L of water and is full. Find the height of the tank.
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5. The dimensions of the base of a rectangular tank are 50 cm by 30 cm.

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The tank contains 36 L of water and is 5 empty. Find the height of the
tank.

Volume = 36 L
30 cm

50 cm

6. An empty rectangular tank of base area 1200 cm2 is filled with water
flowing from a tap at 4 L per minute.
(a) How long will it take the water level in the tank to reach a height
of 10 cm?
(b) It takes another 15 minutes to fill the whole tank with water.
Find the height of the tank.

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7. A rectangular container had a base measuring 60 cm by 40 cm. Two
leaks drained water out of the container at 200 cm3 per minute and
300 cm3 per minute. The original height of water level was 10 cm. What
was the height of the water level after 20 minutes?

8. A rectangular container had a base measuring 60 cm by 40 cm. A leak

drained water out of the container at 300 cm3 per minute. At the same
time, another tap filled the container with water at 200 cm3 per
minute. The original height of water level was 10 cm. What was the
height of the water level after 20 minutes? Assume that no water
overflow.

9. A rectangular container had a base measuring 60 cm by 40 cm. A leak

drained water out of the container at 200 cm3 per minute. At the same
time, another tap filled the container with water at 300 cm3 per
minute. The original height of water level was 10 cm. What was the
height of the water level after 20 minutes? Assume that no water
overflow.

Comparing Volumes
Example
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Tank X and Tank Y have the same capacity. 3 of the height of Tank X is equal
3
to 7 of the height of Tank Y.
(a) Which tank is taller?
(b) Which tank has a greater base area?
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Solve.
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1. Tank X and Tank Y have the same capacity. of the height of Tank X
3
2
is equal to of the height of Tank Y. The base area of Tank Y is 7200
5

cm2. Find the base area of Tank X.

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2. Tank X and Tank Y have the same base area. 3 of the height of Tank X
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is equal to 5 of the height of Tank Y. The volume of Tank Y is 6000 cm3.
Find the volume of Tank X.

3. When a total of 10.5 L of water is poured into Tanks A and B, the height
of the water level in both tanks is the same. The base area of Tank A
is 800 cm2 and the base area of Tank B is 600 cm2. Find the height of
the water level in each tank.

4. Container X measuring 30 cm by 20 cm by 15 cm is filled with water to

its brim. Container Y is an empty container with a base measuring 20
cm by 15 cm. After some water is poured from Container X into
Container Y, the height of the water level in both containers is the
same. Find the height of the water level in each container.

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5. The breakers below contain the same amount of water. They contain
some cubes and balls. Find the volume of a cube and the volume of a
ball.

1000 ml 1000 ml 1000 ml

500 ml 500 ml 500 ml

6. The breakers below contain the same amount of water. They contain
some cubes and balls. Find the volume of a cube and the volume of a
ball.

200 ml 200 ml 200 ml

100 ml 100 ml 100 ml

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7. The length of an edge of a metal cube is 8 cm. The metal cube is re-
moulded into 64 smaller cubes. What is the length of one edge of the
smaller cube?

8. A rectangular container contains 20 smaller cubes. The length and the

breadth of each smaller cube are doubled while the height is halved.
How many cubes would fit into the container?

9. The height of a cuboid is 3 times its breadth. Its breadth is half of its
length. The volume of the cuboid is 1296 cm3. Find the total area of all
its faces.

10. A rectangular cuboid measuring 14 cm by 15 cm by 9 cm contains some

cubes. The length of each side of the cube is 3 cm. The remaining space
is stacked with cubes with a length of 2 cm at each side. How many
cubes are there altogether in the cuboid?

11. The total surface area of a cube is 384 cm2. How many of these cubes
can be put into a square box with a length of 0.4 m at each side?

12. A rectangular tank measuring 24 cm by 20 cm by 5 cm was filled with

water to the brim. The water was then transferred into another empty
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container with a base area of 80 cm2, filling up 5 of the container. Find
the height of the container.

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13. The areas of the faces of a box are shown below. The length of the box
is 8 cm. Calculate the volume of the box.

32 cm2

56 cm2

28 cm2

14. Tap A fills water into an empty container with a base measuring 50 cm
by 10 cm at a rate of 400 cm3 per minute. Tap B is attached at the
bottom of the same container and drains the water at a rate of 300
cm3 per minute. What would be the water level in the container after
20 minutes?

15. Container A measures 32 cm by 25 cm by 20 cm. It is filled with water

to the brim. Container B is an empty rectangular container with a
length of 20 cm and a breadth of 10 cm. After a certain amount of
water is poured into Container B, the height of water in both
containers became the same. Find the height of the water level in both
containers in the end.

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16. A hollow cube is opened and laid flat as shown in the figure below.
The perimeter of the figures is 4.2 m. What is the volume of the cube?

17. Beakers X and Y contain some water. If 50 ml of water is transferred

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from Beaker X to Beaker Y, there will be 7 as much water in Baker X as
in Beaker Y. If 100 ml of water is transferred Beaker Y to Beaker X, there
will be 4 times as much water in Beaker X as in Beaker Y. How much
water is there in beaker X?

18. Tap A and B are filled into a tank as shown below. Tap A takes 4
minutes to fill up the tank completely. Tap B takes 6 minutes to drain
all the water from the tank. Both taps are turned on at the same time.
How long will it take completely?

Tap A

Tap B

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19. Tap P was filled with water as shown in the diagram below. Water was
then poured from Tank P to Tank Q until the water level in Tank P
became twice that of the water level in Tank Q. Give your answer in
litres.

55 cm

30 cm 20 cm
40 cm 100 cm

Tank P Tank Q

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