Surface Area and Volume Word Problems

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

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

Solve this word problem: A gift box in the shape of a rectangular prism has a length of 20 cm, a width of 15 cm, and a height of 5 cm. What is the total surface area that needs to be covered by wrapping paper?

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

• 2.5 cm

• 7.5 cm

A triangular prism has a base triangle with sides 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm, and the height of the prism is 15 cm. What is the surface area?

• 8 cm

• 10 cm

• 6 cm

• 4 cm

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