Surface Area 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

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

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

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

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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

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3

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CCSS.5.MD.C.6

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

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

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You need to paint your rectangular prism bedroom. Your room is 10 feet by 12 feet and has 8 foot tall ceilings. A gallon of the paint you want covers 250 square feet. If you painted the floor, the walls, and the ceiling of your room, how many gallons would you need?

• 2 gallons

• 3 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 5 gallons

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CCSS.5.G.B.3

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I am baking you a cake in the shape of a rectangular prism. (hopefully its edible). The base of the cake is 8 inches by 12 inches, and it is 6 inches tall. A tube of frosting covers 50 square inches of cake. If i just want to apply frosting to the top of the cake, how many tubes of frosting do I need?

• 1 tube

• 2 tubes

• 3 tubes

• 4 tubes

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

A soup can has a radius of 2.5 inches and a height of 5 inches.  How much metal is needed to make the can?

• 119.5 inches ²
• 122.75 inches ²
• 78.5 inches ²
• 117.75 inches ²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Robert is wanting to make a multi-colored triangular prism with sides lengths of 7 feet, 3 feet, and 10 feet.  It has a height of 8 feet and a base of 20 square feet (hint; square feet means AREA).  If he wants the color of the rectangles to be blue, how much blue material will he need?

• 180 feet ²
• 160 feet ²
• 200 feet ²
• 140 feet 

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CCSS.7.G.B.6