Surface Area and Volume Word Problems

Find the Surface area of the shape below

• 258 m²

• 268 m²

• 248 m²

• 280 m²

The laundry basket is 10 feet tall. It is 2 feet wide. The volume is 160 cubic feet. How long is the laundry basket?

• 20 ft. 

• 8 ft.

• 172 ft. 

• 160 ft

A company measure their cereal box. What is the volume if the dimensions are 2 in. long, 14 in. high, and 2 in. wide?

• 56 in²

• 56 in³

• 56 cm³

• 18 in³

Sam is using this box to pack books.  He needs to know the volume so he can figure out how many books to pack.
Which expression below would Sam use to find the volume of the box?

• 3 + 4 + 5

• 3 + 4 x 5

• 3 x 4 + 5

• 3 x 4 x 5

A cardboard box is in the shape of a rectangular prism.  It has a lenght of 2.3 m, a width of 1.4 m, and a height of 0.5 m.  What is the volume of the box?

• 61 m cubed

• 4.20 m cubed

• 6.44 m cubed

A packing company needs to know how much cardboard will be required to make boxes 18 inches long, 12 inches wide and 10 inches high.  How much cardboard will be needed if there is no overlap in the construction?

• 1032 inches ²

• 600 inches ²

• 432 inches ²

• 1632 inches ²

Mrs. Nixon's fish tank has a length of 12 centimeters and a width of 8.5 centimeters. If the height of the fish tank is 12 centimeters, how many cubic centimeters of water does the fish tank hold?

• 114 cubic centimeters

• 1,020 cubic centimeters

• 900 cubic centimeters

• 1,224 cubic centimeters

The outline of a room is in the shape of a rectangular prism. How many quarts of paint do you need if each quart covers 70 square feet?

• Surface Area

• Volume

Alexis has a wooden box that is shaped like a rectangular prism.  The box measures 8 in wide, 9 in long, and 4 in tall on the outside. The wood used to make the box is 1/2 in thick.  What is the inside volume of the wooden box? 

• 144 in cubed

• 168 in cubed

• 223 in cubed

• 288 in cube

Jessica is going to make a wooden jewelry box to give to her mom on her birthday. She is going to paint the box pink because it is her mom’s favorite color. The length of the box is 9 inches, the width is 5 inches, and the height is 3 inches. How much paint will be needed to paint the jewelry box? Which equation would be used to solve this problem?

• 2(9)(5) + 2(9)(3) +2(5)(3)

• 9(5)(3)