Q&A for How to Calculate Volume of a Box

Assuming identical, cylindrical bottles and a square or rectangular tray: Divide the diameter of a bottle into the length of the tray. That's how many bottles you can fit in one direction. Divide the diameter into the width of the tray. That's how many bottles you can fit in the other direction. Multiply the two numbers together to get the total number of bottles that will fit.

No. The volume is calculated by multiplying the depth (height) by the area of the base.

There are 1,000 cubic centimeters in one liter. To convert cubic centimeters to liters, divide the number of cubic centimeters by 1,000.

Convert any measurements you have into feet, then find the volume of a box in cubic feet the same way you would for any other unit of measurement.

26 x 14 = 364 square feet of flooring material. 357 x 142 = 50,694 square inches. Divide by 144 to get 352.04 square feet. Theoretically you do have enough flooring, but with waste, it would be close!

If that's all you're given, you can't find the other numbers.

One does not convert to the other. Cm² is a unit of volume. Gram is a unit of weight.

You can't.

Multiply by 0.004329.

Divide the width by the height.

Volume is length times width times height. Multiply the height by the width. Divide that product into the volume to get the length.

If the width is 4, the length is apparently 8. The height is 3. The volume is 4 x 8 x 3.

Determine the length, width, and depth of the box in centimeters. Multiply the three dimensions together to get the volume in cubic centimeters. Divide by 1,000 to get liters.

Use the usual formula: (½")(½")(½") = 1/8 cubic inch. (While that may seem wrong, it's actually correct.)

It depends on the shape of the shape. Each shape has its own volume formula. Multiply fractional dimensions as you would any other sort of dimension. See Multiply Fractions .

(2)(5)(9) = 90 cubic cm.

We must assume the cylinders completely fill the box. Three cylinders stacked on top of each other will fit into the box (30 cm / 10 cm). The cylinders are 7 cm in width (diameter), so four of them will fit side-by-side across the width of the box. That means that 3x4 or 12 cylinders will form a vertical layer across the width. With a total of 72 cylinders, there would be 72/12 or 6 rows of layers along the length. So the length of the box is 6x7 cm = 42 cm.

You can't really "calculate" the three dimensions. Instead you can choose any two dimensions and then calculate the third dimension. For example, with a volume of 542 cubic inches, you could choose many different numbers for two of the dimensions. Let's choose 8 and 9. Multiply them together. That's 72. Now divide 72 into 542: that's 7.527. So a box that measures 7.527 inches by 8 inches by 9 inches will have a volume of 541.944 cubic inches. By changing any or all of the dimensions just a little, you could get even closer to the desired volume.

(9 cm)(9 cm)(10 cm) = 810 cubic centimeters.

Add them as you would any like quantities. For example, 5 cu cm + 6 cu cm = 11 cu cm.

You don't have enough information to find the length and width.

You apparently want to find the "useful" volume of a known receptacle. You would first have to know the length, width and depth of the container. Subtract 5 cm from the depth. Then multiply that dimension by the product of the length and width to find the useful volume.

If you are asking about boxes shaped like a cube, the volume of the small box is x³ cubic inches, and the volume of the larger box is (x+5)³ cubic inches.

You can choose any three measurements that multiply together to make 240 cm³. For example, 4 cm by 6 cm by 10 cm.

Convert all mixed numbers to improper fractions. Reduce them if possible. Then multiply the fractions by each other as you would if they were whole numbers. Again, reduce if possible. You'll probably wind up with improper fractions, which you could convert to mixed numbers if desired.

Multiply (50)(33)(40). That's the volume of one box. Then multiply by 20. That's the total volume of the 20 boxes in cubic centimeters. If you want the volume in cubic meters, divide by one million.

Square units (square inches, square feet, square centimeters, square meters, etc.) are used when describing the area of a surface such as a floor or a table top. Cubic units (cubic feet, cubic meters, etc.) are used when describing the volume of a container such as a box or a tank.

You would usually use the outer dimensions. In rare cases you may need to use the inner ones, but not usually.

Yes. If you want the accurate volume of the box's interior, you would use its inside dimensions.

Divide millimeters by 10 to get centimeters. Divide cubic millimeters by 1,000 to get cubic centimeters.