Surface Area Volume Word Problems

Determine the volume in cubic centimeters of a rectangular prism with dimensions 8 cm by 5 cm by 2 cm.

Sandy is filling her swimming pool. The pool is in the shape of a rectangular prism and is 30 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. Sandy wants to leave the top two feet of the pool unfilled to prevent spilling. How much water will it take to fill the pool?

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?

• 68.6 cubic inches

• 75.4 cubic inches

• 83.8 cubic inches

• 94.7 cubic inches

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

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

A can of chili has a radius of 5.25 cm and a height of 13 cm. Find the volume to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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Kyle has a box that is 5 inches wide, 7 inches long, and a volume of 210 cubic inches. What is the height of the box?

• 2 in

• 198 in³

• 7,350 in³

• 6 in

A can of soda has a height of 3 in and a radius of 2 in. What is the capacity of the can?

• 37.7 in³

• 6 in³

• 18.8 in³

• 18 in³

If all of the gold that was produced in the last 100 years was melted and formed into a cube, the cube would have an edge of 16 meters. What is the volume of the gold cube?

• 48 cubic meters

• 256 cubic meters

• 4096 cubic meters

• 25,600 cubic meters

Find the Surface area of the shape below

• 258 m²

• 268 m²

• 248 m²

• 280 m²