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7 Volume of a prism
Homework
1 For each prism shown, calculate the area of the cross-section and the volume.

a) 7.5 v=30
b) 10 v=100

2 A chocolate box is in the form of a triangular prism. It is 18 cm long and has a volume of
387 cm3.

What is the area of the triangular end of the box? 21.5

3 A wooden door wedge has a cross-section which is this shape:
The wedge is 3 cm wide.

a Calculate the volume of wood needed to make the wedge.

b The wedge is cut from a block of wood (cuboid) measuring 15 cm × 3 cm × 3 cm. What
volume of wood is wasted?
4 Calculate the volume of each prism. 150.8 6 140

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