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7.05 Solve problems with volume and surface area

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Interactive practice questions

A rectangular box has a length of $8$8 meters, a width of $4$4 meters, and a height of $2$2 meters. If we want to fill this box with sand, which measurement should we calculate?

A rectangular prism with a height of $2$2 meters, a base width of $4$4 meters, and a length of $8$8 meters.

 Select the correct option.

Volume

A

Surface area

B

Neither

C
Easy
< 1min

A soup can has a cylindrical shape with a radius of $7$7 cm and a height of $13$13 cm. When trying to figure out how much soup the can holds, which measurement should we focus on?

Easy
< 1min

Derek has a cardboard box that needs to be painted on all sides. The box is $20$20 cm long, $20$20 cm high and $50$50 cm wide. To determine how much paint he will need to cover the entire box, which measurement should he calculate?

Easy
< 1min

Quiana is wrapping the present shown . To completely wrap the present with wrapping paper, which measurement should Quiana calculate?

Easy
< 1min
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Outcomes

7.MG.1

The student will investigate and determine the volume formulas for right cylinders and the surface area formulas for rectangular prisms and right cylinders and apply the formulas in context.

7.MG.1a

Develop the formulas for determining the volume of right cylinders and solve problems, including those in contextual situations, using concrete objects, diagrams, and formulas.

7.MG.1b

Develop the formulas for determining the surface area of rectangular prisms and right cylinders and solve problems, including those in contextual situations, using concrete objects, two- dimensional diagrams, nets, and formulas.

7.MG.1c

Determine if a problem in context, involving a rectangular prism or right cylinder, represents the application of volume or surface area.

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