Surface Area Volume Word Problems

How do you find the volume of a prism?

• Base area multiplied by the 3-D Height, then divide by 3
• Perimeter of the Base Shape multiplied by the 3-D Height
• Base area multiplied by the 3-D Height

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.

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

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?

• 68.56 cubic inches
• 75.36 cubic inches
• 83.76 cubic inches
• 94.7 cubic inches

Suppose the prism above has base edges of 8 x 8 x 12 inches.  Find the volume of the new prism.

• 465 cubic inches
• 679 cubic inches
• 768 cubic inches
• 902 cubic inches

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

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

• 78500 inches cubed
• 80000 inches cubed
• 84500 inches cubed
• 89000 inches cubed

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

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