Year 7 Maths — Volume with unit cubes

1.Match each box to the number of unit cubes that fill it.

2.A cuboid is built from 2 layers. Each layer is 6 cubes long and 2 cubes wide. How many cubes are there altogether?

3.Which of these boxes holds the most unit cubes?

• a) 1 by 5 by 5
• b) 2 by 3 by 4
• c) 3 by 3 by 3
• d) 2 by 2 by 6

4.A cuboid is built from 36 unit cubes in 3 equal layers. How many cubes are in each layer?

5.A box is 4 cubes long, 3 cubes wide and 2 cubes tall. How many unit cubes fill it?

6.A tower is built from 3 layers, and each layer holds 4 cubes. How many cubes is that altogether?

7.A cube measures 3 unit cubes along every edge. How many unit cubes is it built from?

• a) 27
• b) 9
• c) 81
• d) 18

8.A cuboid is 6 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm tall. What is its volume, in cubic centimetres? Give just the number.