High School Perimeter, Area and Volume

Kara plans to paint the inside of her swimming pool before she fills it. The pool is a rectangular prism shown below. (Note: the top of the pool is open and will not be painted.) How many square feet of surface area will she paint?

• 300

• 500

• 700

• 1000

A baking pan is 23 cm wide, 33 cm long, and 6 cm high. If the cake mixture fills the pan to one centimeter from the top, how much mixture is in the pan?

• 4554 cubic cm

• 4416 cubic cm

• 4356 cubic cm

• 3795 cubic cm

Aaron has a box that has a length of 12 inches, a width of 6 inches, and a height of 9 inches. What is the volume of the box?

• 360 cubic inches

• 468 cubic inches

• 648 cubic inches

• 972 cubic inches

The surface area of a cube is 864 cm². What must be the length of each edge?

• 6 cm

• 12 cm

• 144 cm

• 288 cm

Rocky has a candle that is a right rectangular prism, as shown below. What volume is left after Rocky’s candle burns 1/3 of its volume?

• 12 cubic inches

• 18 cubic inches

• 36 cubic inches

• 54 cubic inches

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which is true about the two rectangles shown above?

• Rectangle A has a greater perimeter than rectangle

• Rectangles A and B have equal areas.

• Rectangle A has a greater area than rectangle

• Rectangles A and B have equal perimeters.

Ben’s bedroom is a square.  The perimeter of the room is 180 feet.  What is the area of his bedroom?

• 180 sq. ft.

• 720 sq. ft.

• 2,025 sq. ft.

• 32,400 sq. ft.

Which of these describes the volume of a container?

• the number of square units that fit around the outside with no overlaps

• the number of cubic units that fit inside with no overlaps

• the length and width of the container

• A
• B
• C
• D