Surface Area and Volume of a Rectangular Prism and Cylinder

Which formula to use for the given situation; Joey put his cards in a shoebox.

• surface area of a cylinder

• surface area of a rectangular prism

• volume of a cylinder

• volume of a rectangular prism

Which formula to use for the given situation; Stephanie painted the outside of her water bottle.

• surface area of a cylinder

• surface area of a rectangular prism

• volume of a cylinder

• volume of a rectangular prism

Which formula to use for the given situation; Aisha wrapped a box of cereal.

• surface area of a cylinder

• surface area of a rectangular prism

• volume of a cylinder

• volume of a rectangular prism

Show the expression that would be entered into the DESMOS calculator to find the volume of this cylinder.

Which expression would give the surface area of this cylinder?

Mason cleaned the outside of his trash can, which is 2 feet high and 1 foot across. How much area did he clean?

Find the volume and surface area of the rectangular prism.

Andrew made two mistakes when calculating the surface area of a rectangular prism that is 7 meters high, 2 meters long, and 3 meters wide. What were his mistakes?

• wrong numbers substituted, calculation error

• wrong answer, wrong formula

• wrong formula, wrong labeled units

• order of operation error, wrong numbers substituted

Four students were given a cylinder with a height of 10 inches and a diameter of 6 inches. Which student is displaying the correct expression to find surface area?

• Lizzie

• Gus

• Milo

• Bishop

Four students were given a cylinder with a height of 10 inches and a diameter of 6 inches. Which student is displaying the correct expression to find volume?

• Lizzie

• Gus

• Milo

• Bishop