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This document provides formulas and examples for calculating the surface area and volume of cylinders, cubes, rectangular prisms, and right triangular prisms. It contains practice problems involving finding the surface area and volume of various three-dimensional shapes using the provided formulas. The expectations are to calculate surface areas and volumes of cylinders and right prisms, and solve related word problems.

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Surface Area and Volume Qs From Wired Math

This document provides formulas and examples for calculating the surface area and volume of cylinders, cubes, rectangular prisms, and right triangular prisms. It contains practice problems involving finding the surface area and volume of various three-dimensional shapes using the provided formulas. The expectations are to calculate surface areas and volumes of cylinders and right prisms, and solve related word problems.

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The CENTRE for EDUCATION in

MATHEMATICS and COMPUTING

MEASUREMENT: SURFACE AREA

AND

VOLUME

This resource may be copied in its entirety, but is not to be used for commercial purposes without permission from the Centre for Education in
Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo.

Play the Volume and Surface Area game first!


Click on http://www.scholarnet.co.nz/member/courses/smol/data/site/flash_apps/Measurement.php
You may go to www.wiredmath.ca for the link.
Formulas of Surface Area and Volume
Geometric Figure
Cylinder

Surface Area

Volume

SA = 2 r 2 + 2 rh

V = r 2h

SA = 6s 2

V = s3

SA = 2(wh + lw + lh)

V = lwh

Cube

Rectangular Prism

Right Triangular Prism

SA = bh + 2ls + lb

1.

V=

1
bhl
2

Determine the surface area and volume for each of the following. Round your answer to one decimal
place. (use = 3.14 )
a. A cube with side length 4.5 cm.
b. A rectangular prism measures 1.5 m by 2 m by 3 m.
c. A cylinder with radius 12.7 mm and height 35 mm.
d. A right triangular prism with base 7.8 m, height 9.5 m, length 11.2 m and slant height 10.3 m.

Expectation: i) determine the surface area and volume of cylinders and right prisms. ii) solve problems involving the surface area and the volume of cylinders
and right prisms. For more activities and resources from the University of Waterloos Faculty of Mathematics, please visit www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca.

2.

Find the surface area for each of the following solids. Round your answer to one decimal place.
(Use = 3.14 )
a.

b.

a = 12 cm
b = 4 cm
c = 5 cm

d.

a = 12 m
b = 23 m
c = 13 m
d = 13.6 m

a = 12.5 cm
b = 8.5 cm

e.

f.

a = 2.5 m
b=7m
c = 3.5 m
d = 7.4 m

a = 17.5 mm
b = 22 mm

3.

c.

a = b = c = 7 cm

Find the volume for each of the following solids. Round your answer to one decimal place. (Use
= 3.14 )
a.

b.

a = 10 cm
b = 4.5 cm
c = 5.8 cm

d.

c.

a = 4.9 mm
b = 9 mm
c = 12 mm

e.

a = 3 cm
b = 15.5 cm

a = 17 m
b = 6.2 m

f.

a = b = c = 2.25 cm

a = 3.17 m
b = 15.5 m
c=4m

Expectation: i) determine the surface area and volume of cylinders and right prisms. ii) solve problems involving the surface area and the volume of cylinders
and right prisms. For more activities and resources from the University of Waterloos Faculty of Mathematics, please visit www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca.

Interesting Fact!
Given the weight and height, we can calculate the body surface area
using the formula:
BSA = (W 0.425 x H 0.725) x 0.007184
where the weight, W, is in kilograms and the height, H, is in centimetres.
4.

The volumes of the cube and the rectangular prism are equal.
a. Determine the surface areas of the cube and the rectangular prism.
b. Determine the difference between the two surface areas.

2 cm

4 cm
x

4 cm

8 cm

4 cm

5.

Determine the surface area of the house.


(Do not include the bottom)

6.

Determine the volume of the can.


(Use = 3.14 )

5m
7 cm

3.5 m

4.8 m
9.8 m

15.5 cm
6.5 m
7.

Which container of ketchup is a better buy?


(Use = 3.14 )
3 cm

8.

6 cm

Twelve identical cylindrical pop cans are


placed in a box. If sand fills the space
between the pop cans and the sides of the
box, what volume of sand is needed? (Use
= 3.14 )

6 cm

12 cm

22 cm

$4.99

$4.99

20 cm
66 cm

Expectation: i) determine the surface area and volume of cylinders and right prisms. ii) solve problems involving the surface area and the volume of cylinders
and right prisms. For more activities and resources from the University of Waterloos Faculty of Mathematics, please visit www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF
9.

Determine the surface area and the volume of the isosceles triangular prism.
8 cm

10.

Cynthia bought a piece of rectangular cheese from supermarket.

22 cm
12 cm

a. What is the possible minimum area of the paper wax?


b. What is the volume of the cheese?
c. If the rectangular cheese is cut into two isosceles triangular prisms,
what is the minimum area of the paper wax required to wrap the cheese?
15 cm

CHEESE

5 cm
5 cm

EXTENSION
Determine the surface area (in cm 2 ) and volume (in cm 3 ) for each of the following solids. Round your
answer to two decimal places. (Use = 3.14 )

11.

a.

b.

a = 11.5 cm
b = 3.8 cm
c = 4.6 cm
d.

c.

e.

a = 3.5 m
b=8m
c=5m
d = 8.7 m

a = 18.5 m
b = 20.3 m

a = b = c = 7.5 mm

f.

a = 9.8 mm
b = 20.2 mm

a=3m
b = 12.5 m
c=8m

Expectation: i) determine the surface area and volume of cylinders and right prisms. ii) solve problems involving the surface area and the volume of cylinders
and right prisms. For more activities and resources from the University of Waterloos Faculty of Mathematics, please visit www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca.

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