Volume and Surface Area Problems Answers

When reading a word problem, there are clues that will help you to determine whether you need to find the surface area or the volume to solve the problem. Which clues would indicate that you need to find volume? Check all that apply.

To find the amount of birdseed that is needed to fill the feeder, we should find .

To find the amount of sealant needed to cover the feeder, we should find . To find the amount of birdseed that is needed to fill the feeder, we should find .

Mrs. Clark has a glass vase with a base shaped like a hexagon, as shown. The vase is 30 cm tall and the hexagon base has an area of 64.5 cm2. How much water can Mrs. Clark’s vase hold?

Julia purchased four hand-crafted glass sculptures at the county fair. Each sculpture was shaped like a rectangular prism, as shown. How much glass was used to make the four hand-crafted glass sculptures?

Danny is painting a doghouse. To make it durable, he will paint all sides, including the bottom. The doghouse is shaped like a rectangular prism with a triangular prism on top, as shown. How many cans of paint does Danny need to cover the doghouse if each can covers 20 ft2? cans of paint are needed to paint the entire doghouse.

in.3 of sand to build the castle.

Shawn is filling 25 bird feeders at the nature center with feed. Each bird feeder is shaped like a rectangular prism with a rectangular pyramid on top, as shown. If each bag of bird feed holds 500 in.3 and costs $10, how much will it cost Shawn to fill all 25 bird feeders?