Math | Graded Assignment | Extended Problems: Real-World Application

Graded Assignment
Extended Problems: Real-World Application
Solve.
Riley’s father, Mr. Cooper, owns Cooper’s Storage and Shipping Company. Mr. Cooper took Riley with him to work for
the day to show Riley the different jobs the company does.
(10 points)

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1. Riley noticed an aquarium in his father’s office. The aquarium had the dimensions 16 in.
by 8.5 in. by 10.5 in. The formula for volume is: V = l × w × h.
(a) Riley noticed that the aquarium was three-fourths full of water. How many more cubic inches of water
would be required to fill the tank? Show your work.
(b) Another aquarium in the building has dimensions that are each triple the size of the aquarium in
Riley’s father’s office. Riley thought that the volume would also triple. Is Riley correct? How many
times greater is the volume of the larger aquarium than the smaller? Show your work and explain
your reasoning.

(c) Riley also thought that the surface area would triple. Is Riley correct? How many times greater is the
surface area of the larger aquarium than the smaller? Show your work and explain your reasoning.

(4 points)

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2. Mr. Cooper’s company rents storage containers to customers. The customers can choose
which size fits their needs and Cooper Storage delivers the containers. After the customers
fill the containers, the company transports them to a warehouse to be stored until the
customer needs the contents.
(a) The volume for one size of the storage containers is 574 ft3. The container has a length of

10 ft and a width of 7 ft. How tall would a stack of 6 containers be if they were stacked one on top of
another?
(b) There are two other different sizes of containers. The price for renting a container per month for a
residence within 30 miles is:
7’ container: 7 ft by 7 ft by 8 ft $99.00
12’ container: 12 ft by 8 ft by 8 ft $199.00
What is the price per cubic foot for each container? Round prices to the nearest cent.

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3. Riley finds out that Cooper’s Storage and Shipping Company is working with a local business
to package some office supplies. Some of the supplies are packed inside a cube-shaped
box with side lengths of 4 in. These boxes are then packed into a shipping box with

dimensions of 18 in. × 9 in. × 4 in. How many boxes of office supplies can be packed into the larger box for
shipping? Show your work.

(2 points)

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4. One of the offices at the company was being repainted. Riley’s father challenged him to
figure out how many quarts of paint would be needed. The dimensions of the office are 16 ft
by 12 ft by 10 ft. The office floor, ceiling, and door would not be painted and there are no
windows in this office. The door opening measures 3 ft by 8 ft. One quart of paint covers 100 ft2. How many
quarts of paint would be needed to paint the room, if only full quarts can be purchased? Show your work.

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