Surface Area 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

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

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

• 5 cm

• 7 cm

• 9 cm

• 11 cm

• 5 cm

• 10 cm

• 2.5 cm

• 7.5 cm

A garden plot is to be covered with soil. The plot is a rectangular prism measuring 30 m by 20 m by 0.5 m. How much soil is needed in cubic meters?

• 300 m³

• 150 m³

• 600 m³

• 450 m³

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