Prisms & Pyramids in Food!

Prisms & Pyramids in Food: Guess the Volumes!

by Dawn Hatch

Multiple Choice

This is a fancy frozen dessert.....what solid object shape does it have?

• Rectangular Prism

• Square Prism

• Square Pyramid

Multiple Choice

Shown is an image of confections sold in Europe. What solid object shape are they most like?

• Triangular Prism

• Triangular Pyramid

• Square Pyramid

Multiple Choice

Yummy!  What solid object does this ice cream sandwich most resemble?

• Rectangular Prism

• Rectangular Pyramid

• Cube

​ Box of Graham Crackers

Multiple Choice

What solid is this box of graham crackers?

• Rectangular

  Prism

• Rectangular Pyramid

• Rectangle

• Square

  Prism

Multiple Select

What measurements do we need to know to compute the volume of this Rectangular Prism?  {choose three!}

• base length

• base width

• perimeter of the base

• prism height

​Compute the volume

​Base length is 5.25 inches

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​Base width is 2.5 inches

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​Prism (box) height is 7.75 inches

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​In about 1 minute, the multiple-choices will appear and you will have 45 seconds to choose!

Multiple Choice

Volume of the Graham Crackers?

• 101.7 cubic inches

• 50.9 cubic inches

• 213.6 cubic inches

• 15.5 cubic inches

​Small Toblerone Chocolate

Multiple Choice

What solid is this Toblerone chocolate?

• Square Pyramid

• Equilateral Triangular Prism

• Triangular pyramid

​Compute the volume of the equilateral triangular

prism

​Triangle sides are 3 cm each

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​Triangle height is 2 cm

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​Height of the prism is 10.5 cm

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​1 Minute Until the Choices Appear!

Multiple Choice

Volume of the Toblerone?

• 63 cubic cm

• 31.5 cubic cm

• 94.5 cubic cm

• 141.8 cubic cm

​Truffle Oil Bottle

Multiple Select

This bottle is made up of two possible solid objects.  Which two objects do you see?

• Square Prism

• Square Pyramid

• Triangle

• Rectangle

The bottom object is a square prism

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Find the volume

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Base edges are 3.7 cm

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​Height of the prism is 3.5 cm

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Multiple Choice

What is the volume of the square prism base?

• 47.9 cubic cm

• 51.8 cubic cm

• 23.95 cubic cm

​The top object is a square pyramid

​Find the volume:

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​Base edges are 3 cm

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​Height of the pyramid is 6.5 cm

Multiple Choice

Volume of the square pyramid part of the truffle oil bottle?

• 30 cubic cm

• 19.5 cubic cm

• 58.5 cubic cm

• 42.5 cubic cm

Multiple Choice

What is the total volume of the bottle?

• 47.9

• 67.4

• 19.5

• 80.4

​So the volume of the bottle in total is......

​Square Prism + Square Pyramid =

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​ 47.9 + 19.5 =

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​ 67.4 cubic cm