Volume of combined solids
Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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A can of radius 4 cm and height 10 cm sits in a box 8 cm by 8 cm by 10 cm. Bo finds the share of the box the can fills. What is it?
- About 78.5%: 160π ÷ 640 = π/4
- About 26%: the can taken as a cone
- 100%: the can touches the four walls
- About 50%: half the box
A ball of radius r fits snugly inside a cylinder of radius r and height 2r. Esme finds the share of the cylinder the ball fills. What is it?
A ball of radius r fits snugly inside a cylinder of radius r and height 2r. Sketch, not to scale. A ball of radius r fits snugly inside a cylinder of radius r and height 2r. Sketch, not to scale. r ball 2r r cylinder Not to scale. - 2/3: (4/3)πr³ ÷ 2πr³
- 1/2: the ball looks like half
- π/4: the ratio of a circle to its square
- 1/3: the ball taken as a cone
A cone and a half-ball both have radius r, and the cone is r tall. Jun compares their volumes. What is the ratio of cone to half-ball?
A cone with radius r and height r, and a half-ball (hemisphere) of radius r. Sketch, not to scale. A cone with radius r and height r, and a half-ball (hemisphere) of radius r. Sketch, not to scale. A cone with radius r and height r, and a half-ball of radius r r r cone r half-ball Not to scale. - 3 to 2: the cone taken as πr³
- 1 to 2: (1/3)πr³ and (2/3)πr³
- 1 to 4: a full ball used
- 1 to 1: both fit in the same cylinder
Two cones are similar. Their heights are 6 cm and 9 cm, and the small one holds 40 mL. Kira finds the big one's capacity. What is it?
Two similar cones with heights 6 cm and 9 cm. The small cone holds 40 mL. Sketch, not to scale. Two similar cones with heights 6 cm and 9 cm. The small cone holds 40 mL. Sketch, not to scale. 6 cm 9 cm The small cone holds 40 mL. Not to scale. - 90 mL: 40 × (9/6)²
- 11.9 mL: 40 × (6/9)³
- 135 mL: 40 × (9/6)³
- 60 mL: 40 × 9/6
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A 1:25 scale model of a pool holds 64 liters. Luz finds the real pool's volume in liters. What is it?
A model of a pool built at a scale of 1 to 25 holds 64 liters. Sketch, not to scale. A model of a pool built at a scale of 1 to 25 holds 64 liters. Sketch, not to scale. model of a pool 64 liters scale 1 to 25 - 1,600 liters: 64 × 25, the length factor
- 40,000 liters: 64 × 25²
- 0.004 liters: 64 ÷ 25³
- 1,000,000 liters: 64 × 25³
A cone-shaped cup is filled with water to half its height. Noah finds the share of the cup's volume that is water. What is it?
A cone-shaped cup, point down, filled with water to half its height. Sketch, not to scale. A cone-shaped cup, point down, filled with water to half its height. Sketch, not to scale. - 1/4: half the radius squared
- 7/8: the empty top compared
- 1/8: a similar cone, half as tall
- 1/2: half the height, so half the volume
A right triangle with legs 3 and 4 spins around one of its legs. Pia picks the spin that makes the bigger cone. Which is it?
A right triangle with legs 3 and 4 spins around the 3 leg to make one cone, or around the 4 leg to make another. Sketch, not to scale. A right triangle with legs 3 and 4 spins around the 3 leg to make one cone, or around the 4 leg to make another. Sketch, not to scale. spins around the 3 leg 3 4 Not to scale. spins around the 4 leg 4 3 Not to scale. Not to scale. - Equal: it is the same triangle both times
- Spin about the hypotenuse 5: the longest side gives the biggest cone
- Spin about the 3 leg: (1/3)π·4²·3 = 16π against 12π
- Spin about the 4 leg: radius 4 and height 3 give 16π against 12π
A 3 cm by 5 cm rectangle spins around one of its sides to make a can. Ren picks the spin that makes the bigger can. Which is it?
A 3 cm by 5 cm rectangle spins around its 3 cm side to make one can, or around its 5 cm side to make another. Sketch, not to scale. A 3 cm by 5 cm rectangle spins around its 3 cm side to make one can, or around its 5 cm side to make another. Sketch, not to scale. A 3 cm by 5 cm rectangle spins around its 3 cm side to make one can, or around its 5 cm side to make another. Sketch, not to scale. A 3 cm 5 cm 5 cm 3 cm - Equal: it is the same rectangle both times
- Spin about the 3 cm side: π·5²·3 = 75π against 45π
- Spin about the 5 cm side: the taller can holds more
- Spin about the 5 cm side: π·5²·3 = 75π against 45π
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A sphere has radius 13 cm. A flat cut 5 cm from its center makes a circle. Tala finds the circle's area. What is it?
A sphere of radius 13 cm cut by a flat plane 5 cm from its center. Sketch, not to scale. A sphere of radius 13 cm cut by a flat plane 5 cm from its center. Sketch, not to scale. center 13 cm 5 cm flat plane - 194π cm²: radius √(13² + 5²)
- 25π cm²: radius 5
- 169π cm²: the sphere's biggest circle
- 144π cm²: radius √(13² − 5²) = 12
A can has radius 6 cm and height 6 cm. Zee drills out a cone with the same radius and height. What is left, compared with a half-ball of radius 6 cm?
A can of radius 6 cm and height 6 cm with a cone of the same radius and height drilled out of it. A half-ball of radius 6 cm is shown beside it. Sketch, not to scale. A can of radius 6 cm and height 6 cm with a cone of the same radius and height drilled out of it. A half-ball of radius 6 cm is shown beside it. Sketch, not to scale. 6 cm 6 cm 6 cm - 216π cm³: the cone left in
- 144π cm³, equal to the half-ball's (2/3)π·6³
- 288π cm³: the half-ball taken as a full ball
- 0 cm³: the cone taken as π·6²·6