How to Calculate Volume in Inches

One of the main units of measurement in the United States, inches can be used to measure the volume of many different objects. The volume is useful in knowing how much space an object occupies, whether you will have room for it, how much can fit inside of it and many other useful utilities. Calculating the volume in inches requires taking the measurements of the sides of many different objects and using the right formulas.

Things You'll Need

• Calculator

Instructions

The Steps

1. Multiple the length of one side of the cube by itself three times for a cube.

2. Multiply the height by the width by the length for a rectangular prism.

3. Multiply the radius cubed by pi by 4/3 for a sphere.

4. Measure the length of the base by the height of one side by 1/3 for a pyramid.

5. Multiply radius of the bottom of the cone by itself by the length of the cone by pi by (1/3) for a cone.

References

• Math.com