Math 8
Chapter 4: Measuring Prisms and Cylinders
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Assignment: 4.8 Volume of a Right Cylinder
1) The base area and height of each cylinder are given to one decimal place. Calculate
the volume of each cylinder.
2) Calculate the volume of each cylinder.
3) A candle mould is cylindrical. Its radius is 5 cm and its height is 20 cm. What
volume of wax will fit in the mould?
4) Tom has a planter shaped like half a cylinder. How much soil can he fit in the
planter?
5) Kari has 125 mL of water. She wants to pour it into one of these cylindrical bottles.
Which bottle will hold all the water? How do you know?
Bottle A: d = 7 cm, h = 3 cm
Bottle B: r = 2 cm, h = 6 cm
Bottle C: r = 3.5 cm, h = 7 cm
Bottle D: d = 3 cm, h = 4 cm
6) A cylindrical pipe is broken and needs to be replaced. The new pipe must allow the
same volume of water to travel through it. The broken cylinder had a volume of
62.8 m3. The new pipe has a radius of 2 m. What is the
height of the new pipe?
7) A cylindrical tube is removed from a cube. How much volume of the cube is left?
8) What is the volume of the steel needed to make a water pipe that is 100 cm long
and has the dimensions as shown in the diagram? Write your answer to nearest
cubic centimeter.