Year 10
Core
Year 10
Core

Volume of a cylinder problems

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use our knowledge of cylinders and the formula for their volume to solve a variety of cylinder problems.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Work out the volume of the cylinder. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
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12.6 cm³
Correct answer: 188.5 cm³
377.0 cm³
94.2 cm³
Q2.
Work out the volume of the cylinder. Give your answer in terms of π
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Correct answer: 180π m³
300π m³
360π m³
720π m³
Q3.
The image shows part of a cylinder with the radius given. Work out the volume of the object. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
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1,615.6 cm³
25,849.0 cm³
Correct answer: 3,231.1 cm³
6,462.3 cm³

3 Questions

Q1.
Work out the radius of the cylinder. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
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Correct answer: 1.7 cm
3 cm
3.4 cm
6 cm
Q2.
Work out the diameter of the cylinder. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
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Correct answer: 15.5 m
4.4 m
7.7 m
8.7 m
Q3.
Work out the radius of the half cylinder.
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1.6 cm
Correct answer: 2.3 cm
3.3 cm
4.6 cm