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Answers:
1. a. SA = 6(4.5)2 cm 2
= 121.5 cm 2

V = (4.5) cm 3
3

= 91.1 cm 3

b. SA = 2(1.5 2 +1.5 3+ 2 3) m 2
= 27 m 2

V = 1.5 2 3 m 3

= 9m3

c. SA = 2 (12.7)2 + 2 (12.7)(35) mm 2
= 3804.4 mm 2

V = (12.7)2 (35) mm 3

= 17,725.8 mm 3

1
d. SA = 7.8 9.5 + 2 11.2 10.3+11.2 7.8 m 2 V = (7.8)(9.5)(11.2) m 3
2
2
= 392.2 m
= 415.0 m 3

2. a. SA = 2(12 4 +12 5 + 4 5) cm 2
= 256 cm 2
2

12.5
12.5
+ 2
(8.5) cm 2
b. SA = 2
2
2
2
= 578.9 cm
c. SA = 1312 + 2 2313.6 +13 23 m 2
= 1,080.6 m 2
d. SA = 2 (17.5)2 + 2 (17.5)(22) mm 2
= 4341.1 mm 2

e. SA = 2.5 7 + 2 3.5 7.4 + 2.5 3.5 m 2

= 78.1 m 2
f. SA = 6 7 2 cm 2
= 294 cm 2

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1
4.9 12 9 mm 3
2
= 264.6 mm 3

b. V =

3. a. V = 10 4.5 5.8 cm 3
= 261 cm 3
2

6.2
(17) m 3
c. V =
2
= 513.0 m 3

d. V = (3)2 (15.5) cm 3
= 438.0 cm 3

1
f. V = (3.17)(4)(15.5) m 3
2
= 98.3 m 3

e. V = (2.25) cm 3
3

= 11.4 cm 3

4. a. Volume of cube = 43 cm 3 = 64 cm 3
Volume of rectangular prism = Volume of cube = 64 cm 3 (given)

64 = (8)(2)x
64 = 16x
64 16x
=
16 16
x=4

2 cm
x = 4 cm

4 cm
4 cm

4 cm
8 cm

Surface area of cube = 6(4)2 cm 2 = 96 cm 2

Surface area of rectangular prism = 2(8 4 + 8 2 + 2 4) cm 2 = 112 cm 2
b.

Surface area of cube surface area of rectangular prism

= (112 96) cm 2
= 16 cm 2

5. SA = 2(5 4.8) + 3.5 6.5 + 2(9.8 4.8) + 2(6.5 9.8) m 2

= 292.23 m 2

6. V = (7)2 (15.5) cm 3

= 2,384.83 cm 3

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7. We need to compare the volumes of the two containers.

Container 1:
V = (3)2 (12) cm 3

Container 2:
V = (6)2 (6) cm 3

= 339.12 cm 3

= 678.24 cm 3

Therefore, the second can is better buy because with the same price, the second can contains
more volume of ketchup than the first can.
8. Radius of a single pop can is 66 6 2 cm = 5.5 cm or 22 2 2 cm = 5.5 cm
Volume of a single pop can = (5.5)2 (20) cm 3

= 1,899.7 cm 3
Volume of 12 pop cans = 12 1899.7 cm 3
= 22,796.4 cm 3
Volume of the rectangular box = 22 20 66 cm 3
= 29,040 cm 3
Therefore, volume of sand needed is 29,040 22,796.4 cm 3
= 6,243.6 cm 3
1
9. V = (8)(12)(22) cm 3
2
= 1,056 cm 3

To calculate the surface area, we need to determine the slant height of the triangular prism
using Pythagorean Theorem.
2
c = 10 cm
12
2
8 +
= c2
2
64 + 36 = c 2
100 = c 2
8 cm
22 cm
c = 10

1
Therefore, SA = (8)(12) 2 +10 22 2 +12 22 cm 2
2
= 800 cm 2

12 cm

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10. a. SA = 2(15 5 +15 5 + 5 5) cm 2

= 350 cm 2

b. V = 15 5 5 cm 3
= 375 cm 3
c. We need to calculate the total surface areas of the two isosceles triangular prisms.
First, determine the slant height using Pythagorean Theorem.
52 + 52 = c 2
50 = c 2
7.07 cm
c = 7.07
SA = 2(5 5 + 2 15 5 + 7.07 15) cm 2
= 562.1 cm

5 cm

15 cm

11.

5 cm

Metric Conversion
1 cm =10 mm
1 cm 2 = 102 mm 2 =100 mm 2
1 cm 3 =10 3 mm 3 =1000 mm 3
1 m =100 cm
1 m 2 = 1002 cm 2 =10,000 cm 2
1 m 3 = 1003 cm 3 =1,000,000 cm 3
a. SA = 2(11.5 3.8 +11.5 4.6 + 3.8 4.6) cm 2 V = 11.5 3.8 4.6 cm 3
= 228.16 cm 2

b. SA = 6(7.5)2 mm 2
= 337.5 mm 2

= (337.5 100) cm 2
= 3.38 cm 2

= 201.02 cm 3

V = (7.5) mm 3
3

= 421.875 mm 3

= (421.875 1000) cm 3
= 0.42 cm 3

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2

18.5
18.5
+ 2
(20.3) m 2
c. SA = 2
2
2
2
= 1,716.5595 m
= (1,716.5595 10,000)cm 2

= 17,165,595 cm 2

18.5
(20.3) m 3
V =
2
= 5,453.924875 m 3

= (5,453.924875 1,000,000)cm 3

= 5,453,924,875 cm 3

= 132.5 m 2
= (132.5 10,000)cm 2

1
3.5 8 5 m 3
2
= 70 m 3
= (70 1,000,000)cm 3

= 1,325,000 cm 2

= 70,000,000 cm 3

d. SA = 3.5 8 + 2 5 8.7 + 3.5 5 m 2

e. SA = 2 (9.8) + 2 (9.8)(20.2) mm 2
2

V=

V = (9.8)2 (20.2) mm 3

= 1,846.32 mm 2
= (1,846.32 100) cm 2

= 6,091.62512 mm 3
= (6,091.62512 1,000)cm 3

= 18.46 cm 2

= 6.09 cm 3

f. First we want to calculate the slant height, d.

32 + 42 = d 2
9 +16 = d 2
25 = d 2
d =5

= 249 m 2
= (249 10,000) cm 2

1
3 8 12.5 m 3
2
= 150 m 3
= (150 1,000,000)cm 3

= 2,490,000 cm 2

= 150,000,000 cm 3

SA = 3 8 + 2 12.5 5 + 8 12.5 m 2

V=

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