Volume + Surface Area Word Problems

You want to figure out how cherry coke is inside a can of Coca-Cola. The radius is 2 inches and the 3-D height is 6 inches. How much cherry coke fits inside the can?

• 68.6 cubic inches

• 75.4 cubic inches

• 83.8 cubic inches

• 94.7 cubic inches

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We want to fill up the cylinder pictured with water. Estimate how many inches cubed of water will fit inside it?

• 78500 inches cubed

• 80000 inches cubed

• 84500 inches cubed

• 89000 inches cubed

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

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When finding Volume, what are you solving for?

• Tells us how many given cubic units it takes to fill a given space.

• The area of such an outside of a figure.

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

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When finding Surface Area, what are you solving for?

• Tells us the capacity of the figure.  It is a measure of how much a figure can hold and is measured in cubic units.
• The area of such an outer part or uppermost layer.

You are putting in a pool at your house in the shape of a rectangular prism.  The length is 40 ft, the width is 20 ft and the 3-D height is 12 ft.  How much water will be in the pool?

• 8640 cubic feet
• 8400 cubic feet
• 8000 cubic feet
• 9600 cubic feet

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

El Compadre's Mexican Restaurant is a triangular prism.  The base of the triangle is 90 ft and height of the triangle is 100 ft.  The 3-D height is 200 ft.  What is the volume of El Compadre?

• 750,000 cubic feet
• 800,000 cubic feet
• 850,000 cubic feet
• 900,000 cubic feet

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

The Cheese Head in the image is a triangular prism.  The base of the triangle is 12 in and height of the triangle is 8 in.  The 3-D height is 4 in.  What is the volume of the cheese head? 

• 85 inches cubed
• 192 inches cubed
• 256 inches cubed
• 384 inches cubed

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

You want to wrap the box in the image.  How much wrapping paper would you need?

• 415 squared cm
• 489 squared cm
• 302 squared cm
• 612 squared cm

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

A packing company needs to know how much cardboard will be required to make boxes 18 inches long, 12 inches wide and 10 inches high.  How much cardboard will be needed if there is no overlap in the construction?

• 1032 inches ²
• 600 inches ²
• 432 inches ²
• 1632 inches ²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

A candy bar is shown below.  How much paper is needed to wrap the candy bar?

• 256 inches ²

• 126 inches ²
• 130 inches ²
• 155 inches ²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6