How to find the volume of a cube - SAT Math
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I have a hollow cube with 3” sides suspended inside a larger cube of 9” sides. If I fill the larger cube with water and the hollow cube remains empty yet suspended inside, what volume of water was used to fill the larger cube?
I have a hollow cube with 3” sides suspended inside a larger cube of 9” sides. If I fill the larger cube with water and the hollow cube remains empty yet suspended inside, what volume of water was used to fill the larger cube?
Determine the volume of both cubes and then subtract the smaller from the larger. The large cube volume is 9” * 9” * 9” = 729 in3 and the small cube is 3” * 3” * 3” = 27 in3. The difference is 702 in3.
Determine the volume of both cubes and then subtract the smaller from the larger. The large cube volume is 9” * 9” * 9” = 729 in3 and the small cube is 3” * 3” * 3” = 27 in3. The difference is 702 in3.
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A cube weighs 5 pounds. How much will a different cube of the same material weigh if the sides are 3 times as long?
A cube weighs 5 pounds. How much will a different cube of the same material weigh if the sides are 3 times as long?
A cube that has three times as long sides is 3x3x3=27 times bigger than the original. Therefore, the answer is 5x27= 135.
A cube that has three times as long sides is 3x3x3=27 times bigger than the original. Therefore, the answer is 5x27= 135.
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If the volume of a cube is 50 cubic feet, what is the volume when the sides double in length?
If the volume of a cube is 50 cubic feet, what is the volume when the sides double in length?
Using S as the side length in the original cube, the original is s*s*s. Doubling one side and tripling the other gives 2s*2s*2s for a new volume formula for 8s*s*s, showing that the new volume is 8x greater than the original.
Using S as the side length in the original cube, the original is s*s*s. Doubling one side and tripling the other gives 2s*2s*2s for a new volume formula for 8s*s*s, showing that the new volume is 8x greater than the original.
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How many smaller boxes with a dimensions of 1 by 5 by 5 can fit into cube shaped box with a surface area of 150?
How many smaller boxes with a dimensions of 1 by 5 by 5 can fit into cube shaped box with a surface area of 150?
There surface are of a cube is 6 times the area of one face of the cube , therefore 
a is equal to an edge of the cube
the volume of the cube is 
The problem states that the dimensions of the smaller boxes are 1 x 5 x 5, the volume of one of the smaller boxes is 25.
Therefore, 125/25 = 5 small boxes
There surface are of a cube is 6 times the area of one face of the cube , therefore
a is equal to an edge of the cube
the volume of the cube is
The problem states that the dimensions of the smaller boxes are 1 x 5 x 5, the volume of one of the smaller boxes is 25.
Therefore, 125/25 = 5 small boxes
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Find the volume of a cube given side length is 1.
Find the volume of a cube given side length is 1.
To solve, simply use the formula for the volume of a cube. Thus,
To solve, simply use the formula for the volume of a cube. Thus,
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A cubic box has sides of length x. Another cubic box has sides of length 4_x_. How many of the boxes with length x could fit in one of the larger boxes with side length 4_x_?
A cubic box has sides of length x. Another cubic box has sides of length 4_x_. How many of the boxes with length x could fit in one of the larger boxes with side length 4_x_?
The volume of a cubic box is given by (side length)3. Thus, the volume of the larger box is (4_x_)3 = 64_x_3, while the volume of the smaller box is _x_3. Divide the volume of the larger box by that of the smaller box, (64_x_3)/(_x_3) = 64.
The volume of a cubic box is given by (side length)3. Thus, the volume of the larger box is (4_x_)3 = 64_x_3, while the volume of the smaller box is _x_3. Divide the volume of the larger box by that of the smaller box, (64_x_3)/(_x_3) = 64.
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A cube is inscribed inside a sphere of radius 1 such that each of the eight vertices of the cube lie on the surface of the sphere. What is the volume of the cube?
A cube is inscribed inside a sphere of radius 1 such that each of the eight vertices of the cube lie on the surface of the sphere. What is the volume of the cube?
To make this problem easier to solve, we can inscribe a smaller square in the cube. In the diagram above, points 
are midpoints of the edges of the inscribed cube. Therefore point 
, a vertex of the smaller cube, is also the center of the sphere. Point 
lies on the circumference of the sphere, so 
. 
is also the hypotenuse of right triangle 
. Similarly, 
is the hypotenuse of right triangle 
. If we let 
, then, by the properties of a right triangle, 
.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we can now solve for 
:
Since the side of the inscribed cube is 
, the volume is 
.
To make this problem easier to solve, we can inscribe a smaller square in the cube. In the diagram above, points
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we can now solve for
Since the side of the inscribed cube is
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A cube has 2 faces painted red and the remaining faces painted green. The total area of the green faces is 36 square inches. What is the volume of the cube in cubic inches?
A cube has 2 faces painted red and the remaining faces painted green. The total area of the green faces is 36 square inches. What is the volume of the cube in cubic inches?
Cubes have 6 faces. If 2 are red, then 4 must be green. We are told that the total area of the green faces is 36 square inches, so we divide the total area of the green faces by the number of green faces (which is 4) to get the area of each green face: 36/4 = 9 square inches. Since each of the 6 faces of a cube have the same size, we know that each edge of the cube is √9 = 3 inches. Therefore the volume of the cube is 3 in x 3 in x 3 in = 27 cubic inches.
Cubes have 6 faces. If 2 are red, then 4 must be green. We are told that the total area of the green faces is 36 square inches, so we divide the total area of the green faces by the number of green faces (which is 4) to get the area of each green face: 36/4 = 9 square inches. Since each of the 6 faces of a cube have the same size, we know that each edge of the cube is √9 = 3 inches. Therefore the volume of the cube is 3 in x 3 in x 3 in = 27 cubic inches.
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If a waterproof box is 50cm in length, 20cm in depth, and 30cm in height, how much water will overflow if 35 liters of water are poured into the box?
If a waterproof box is 50cm in length, 20cm in depth, and 30cm in height, how much water will overflow if 35 liters of water are poured into the box?
The volume of the box is 50 * 20 * 30 cm = 30,000 cm3.
1cm3 = 1mL, 30,000 cm3 = 30,000mL = 30 L.
Because the volume of the box is only 30 L, 5 L of the 35 L will not fit into the box.
The volume of the box is 50 * 20 * 30 cm = 30,000 cm3.
1cm3 = 1mL, 30,000 cm3 = 30,000mL = 30 L.
Because the volume of the box is only 30 L, 5 L of the 35 L will not fit into the box.
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Kim from Idaho can only stack bales of hay in her barn for 3 hours before she needs a break. She stacks the bales at a rate of 2 bales per minute, 3 bales high with 5 bales in a single row. How many full rows will she have at the end of her stacking?
Kim from Idaho can only stack bales of hay in her barn for 3 hours before she needs a break. She stacks the bales at a rate of 2 bales per minute, 3 bales high with 5 bales in a single row. How many full rows will she have at the end of her stacking?
She will stack 360 bales in 3 hours. One row requires 15 bales. 360 divided by 15 is 24.
She will stack 360 bales in 3 hours. One row requires 15 bales. 360 divided by 15 is 24.
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A cube has a volume of 
. What is the volume of cube with sides that are twice as long?
A cube has a volume of
The volume of a cube is 
.
If each side of the cube is 
, then the volume will be 
.
If we double each side, then each side would be 
and the volume would be 
.
The volume of a cube is
If each side of the cube is
If we double each side, then each side would be
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If a cube has its edges increased by a factor of 5, what is the ratio of the new volume to the old volume?
If a cube has its edges increased by a factor of 5, what is the ratio of the new volume to the old volume?
A cubic volume is 
. Let the original sides be 1, so that the original volume is 1. Then find the volume if the sides measure 5. This new volume is 125. Therefore, the ratio of new volume to old volume is 125: 1.
A cubic volume is
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A perfect cube has a volume of 8 cubic centimeters. If the height, length and width of the cube were doubled, what would be the volume of the cube?
A perfect cube has a volume of 8 cubic centimeters. If the height, length and width of the cube were doubled, what would be the volume of the cube?
Volume is calculated by height x width x length: 
For a cube, the height, width, and length are all the same value, so the equation can be simplified to 
, where 
is the length of one edge of the cube.
We know that for the initial cube, 
, so we can substitute this into the volume equation and solve for the length of one of the cube's sides:
So, one edge of the initial cube is 
long. When doubled, the cube will have edges that are each 
long. We can solve for the final volume of the cube by substituting 
into the equation for the volume of a cube and solving:
Volume is calculated by height x width x length:
For a cube, the height, width, and length are all the same value, so the equation can be simplified to
We know that for the initial cube,
So, one edge of the initial cube is
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If the surface area of a cube is 30, what is the volume of the cube?
If the surface area of a cube is 30, what is the volume of the cube?
Write the surface area formula of the cube.
Substitute the surface area and find the side.
Write the volume for the cube.
Substitute the side to the volume formula.
Write the surface area formula of the cube.
Substitute the surface area and find the side.
Write the volume for the cube.
Substitute the side to the volume formula.
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What's the volume of a cube with a length of 
?
What's the volume of a cube with a length of
Write the volume formula for a cube.
Substitute the side.
Write the volume formula for a cube.
Substitute the side.
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The volumes of six cubes form an arithmetic sequence. The two smallest cubes have sidelengths 10 and 12, respectively. Give the volume of the largest cube.
The volumes of six cubes form an arithmetic sequence. The two smallest cubes have sidelengths 10 and 12, respectively. Give the volume of the largest cube.
The volume of a cube is equal to the length of a side raised to the third power. The two smallest cubes will have volumes:
and
,
respectively.
The volumes form an arithmetic sequence with these two volumes as the first two terms, so their common difference is
.
The volume of the largest, or sixth-smallest, cube, is
The volume of a cube is equal to the length of a side raised to the third power. The two smallest cubes will have volumes:
and
respectively.
The volumes form an arithmetic sequence with these two volumes as the first two terms, so their common difference is
The volume of the largest, or sixth-smallest, cube, is
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Find the volume of a cube with side length 4.
Find the volume of a cube with side length 4.
To solve, simply use the formula for the volume of a cube.
Substitute in the side length of four into the following equation.
Thus,
To solve, simply use the formula for the volume of a cube.
Substitute in the side length of four into the following equation.
Thus,
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What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 7.5 cm?
(Round two the nearest two places)
What is the volume of a cube with a side length of 7.5 cm?
(Round two the nearest two places)
The formula for volume of a cube is,
where
.
The side length of the cube is given as 7.5cm.
Substituting this into the formula for a cube's volume is as follows.
The formula for volume of a cube is,
where
The side length of the cube is given as 7.5cm.
Substituting this into the formula for a cube's volume is as follows.
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A cube has a surface area of 
. What is its volume?
A cube has a surface area of
Remember that a cube's surface area, because it's comprised of six identical squares, can be stated as 
. With that in mind,
The last step is easy: 
Remember that a cube's surface area, because it's comprised of six identical squares, can be stated as
The last step is easy:
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Find the volume of a cube whose side length is 7cm.
Find the volume of a cube whose side length is 7cm.
The volume of a cube is length*width*height. In a cube all the side lengths are equal. Volume=7cm*7cm*7cm=343cm^3
The volume of a cube is length*width*height. In a cube all the side lengths are equal. Volume=7cm*7cm*7cm=343cm^3
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