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Surface Areas and Volumes — Part 2: Volume of combined solids

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Surface Areas and Volumes, Part 2: Volume of combined solids

How much grain does a silo hold?

In this lesson you will

  • Recall the volume formulas of the six basic solids
  • Find the volume of two joined solids by adding
  • Find the volume left when a solid is cut out by subtracting
  • Convert between cubic units and litres
  • Solve problems on silos, tanks, toys and containers
Silo: volume $=$ cylinder $+$ cone.