Surface Area of Cube, Rectangular, Triangular Prisms, and Volume of Cubes, Rectangular and Triangular Prisms

John has a box shaped like a right rectangular prism.  Its dimensions are ½ feet tall, 1 ½ feet wide, and 3 feet long.  What is the volume of the box? 

• 1 ½ ft³

• 2 ¼ ft³

• 4 ½ ft³

• 5 ft³

A rectangular prism is filled with 2800 identical ⅛ foot cubes, as shown in the picture.  The volume of the prism is
5 15/32 cubic feet.  Which expression shows another way to find the volume of this prism? 

• 2 ½ + 1 ¼ + 1 ¾

• 2 ½ x 1 ¼ x 1 ¾

• ⅛ (2 ½ + 1 ¼ + 1 ¾)

• ⅛ (2 ½ x 1 ¼ x 1 ¾)

What is the surface area of the triangular prism?

• 458 m²

• 408 m²

• 384 m²

• 360 m²

The net of a rectangular prism is shown.  What is the surface area of the rectangular prism? 

• 95 ft²

• 120 ft²

• 158 ft²

• 165 ft²

What is the surface area of this figure?

• 1500 cm ²

• 800 cm ²

• 400 cm ²

• 100 cm ²

What is the surface area of this figure?

• 200 cm ²

• 800 cm ²

• 400 cm ²

• 100 cm ²

The net of a triangular prism is shown.  The height of each equilateral triangle is approximately 4.3 m. What is the approximate surface area of the triangular prism? 

• 115 m²

• 127 m²

• 149 m²

• 155 m²

Two baking pans are in the shape of rectangular prisms.
-Pan A is 8 in by 8 in by 1 ½ in 
-Pan B is 9 in by 9 in by 2 ¾ in 
A batter for brownies will completely fill Pan A.  If the same amount of batter is put into Pan B, which measurement would be closest to the number of inches between the top of the batter and the top of Pan B?

• 1 ¼

• 1 ½

• 2 ¾

• 4 ¼

Stan sketched the net shown to determine the amount of material he needs to make his own tent.  What is the minimum amount Stan needs to make the tent?

• 131 ft²

• 140 ft²

• 149 ft²

• 160 ft²