Surface Area and Volume Application

Job: Airplane Mechanic - How many cubic feet of baggage will a compartment 5ft 6in by 3ft 9in by 2ft hold?  

Would you need to calculate volume or surface area?  How do you know?

• Surface Area - covering the outside of the plane

• Volume - storage inside plane

Job: Painter - A room is 13 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 10 feet high. In the room, there are three windows that are each 4 feet wide and 5 feet tall. If one gallon of paint covers 350 square feet, how many gallons of paint do you need to paint the walls and door of the room? 

Would you need to calculate volume or surface area?  How do you know?

• surface area - painting the room (walls & door)

• volume - filling the room with paint

You are wrapping a gift box that is 18 inches by 12 inches by 3 inches. What is the least amount of wrapping paper you need in order to wrap the box?

• Surface Area

• Volume

Air Conditioning Specialist A closed rectangular tank 60 inches by 20 inches by 10 inches must be covered inside with sheet copper lining. How much needs to be covered? Surface Area or Volume?

• Surface Area

• Volume

Find the volume of the figure.

• 63 cm³

• 91 cm³

• 819 cm³

• 409.5 cm³

The Toblerone candy come in a package like the triangular prism. The bases of the triangles are 2 inches with a height of 2.5 inches. The faces are 10 inches in length. 
What is the volume of the package? 

• 25 cubic in.

• 8 1/3 cubic in.

• 50 cubic in.

• 12.5 cubic in. 

Find the volume of this triangular prism.

• 1440 cm³

• 60 cm³

• 720 cm³

• 180 cm³

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

What is this the formula for?
Volume of ____________

• Prisms

• Pyramids

• Cones

• Spheres

_{^{Find the Volume}}

• 428.4 cm³

• 412.8 cm³

• 404.2 cm³

• 400 cm³