Cubes and cube roots

The Maths Habit

  1. A square has sides of 11 cm. What is its area?

    121 cm2
  2. A square has an area of 3600 m2. How long is each side?

    60 m
  3. Work out √0.49

    0.7

A big cube is built from small cubes, 10 along each edge.

How many small cubes is that?

1000: 10 rows of 10 make one layer of 100, and there are 10 layers

Cube number
A number multiplied by itself, and then by itself again.
Cube root
The number that was cubed.

Work out

33 27

Which number, three times, makes 8?

? × ? × ? = 8 2

Work out

∛27 3

Work out 73

the same number, three times
7×7×7
=49×7=343
Answer343

Work out 63

the same number, three times
6×6×6
=36×6=216
Answer216

Work out 73

the same number, three times
7×7×7
=49×7=343
Answer343

Work out ∛64

which number, three times, makes 64?
4×4×4= 64
Answer4

Work out 73

the same number, three times
7×7×7
=49×7=343
Answer343

Work out 93

the same number, three times
9×9×9
=81×9=729
Answer729

Work out 73

the same number, three times
7×7×7
=49×7=343
Answer343

Work out ∛125

which number, three times, makes 125?
5×5×5= 125
Answer5

Work out 73

the same number, three times
7×7×7
=49×7=343
Answer343

Work out ∛1000

which number, three times, makes 1000?
10×10×10= 1000
Answer10

Cubes and cube roots worksheet, page 1

Answer sheet

  1. A cube has a volume of 216 cm³. How long is each edge?

    6 cm
  2. Jo says 23 = 6. What has she done?

    She did 2 × 3. It is 8

  1. Work out 83

    512
  2. Work out the cube root of 343.

    7
  3. Which is bigger, 33 or 52? Show how you know.

    33: 27 > 25
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