Word Problems
Noah got his little brother a basketball for his birthday and needs to wrap his present. How much wrapping paper does Noah need to cover the present if the diameter of the basketball is 22 cm. Use 3.14. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
(Be careful on your units!)
1,519.76 cm2
I have 2 bases and sides that are rectangular faces.
What am I?
Prism!
What shape is seen in a vertical slice of a sphere?
Circle
What "dimension" are the units of volume?
Cubic units or units3
How many edges does a sphere have?
An aquarium can be modeled as a right rectangular prism. Its dimensions are 19 in by 9 in by 6 in. How many cubic inches of water are in it when it’s 1/4 full? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.
(Must include correct units!)
256.5 in3
I have one base and sides that are triangular faces that meet at one vertex (the apex). What am I?
Pyramid!
What shape is seen in the vertical slice of a square pyramid?
Triangle
What is the volume of a rectangular prism with length 10cm, height 5cm, and width 2cm?
(Include proper units!)
100 cm3
How many vertices does a rectangular prism have?
8
A toy ball can be modeled as a sphere. Jeriel measures its diameter as 21.9 cm. Find the ball’s volume in cubic centimeters. Use 3.14. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.
(Must include units!)
5,496.8 cm3
I have one circular base, zero edges, and one vertex
What am I?
Cone!
What shape is seen in the horizontal slice of a triangular prism?
Rectangle
A cylinder has a radius of 3 feet and a height of 5 feet. Find the volume. Use 3.14 and round to the nearest tenth.
141.3 ft3
How many triangular faces does a square pyramid have?
4
A water tank is built in the form of a right rectangular prism and its volume is 136 cubic feet. Its length is 8.1 ft and its width is 4.1 ft. Find the height of the water tank in feet. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.
4.1 ft3
I have a curved side, but my two bases are congruent circles. What am I?
Cylinder!
What shape is seen in the horizontal slice of a cone?
Circle
Find the volume of a right circular cone that has a height of 18.1 in and a base with a diameter of 18.7 in. Use 3.14. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a cubic inch.
1,656.2 in3
How many edges does a triangular pyramid have?
6 edges
A swimming pool is shaped like a rectangular prism. The pool is 10 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. Chlorinated water must be used in the pool. A pool company charges $40 for every 20 cubic feet of chlorinated water. How much will it cost to fill the pool with chlorinated water?
$960
I have no edges or vertices, and no faces, but every point is equidistant from my center. What am I?
Sphere!
What shape is seen in the vertical slice of a cylinder?
Rectangle
Find the volume of a pyramid with a rectangular base that has side measurements of 9 m and 5 m and a height of 10 m.
150 m3
How many rectangular faces does a rectangular prism have?
6 rectangular faces.