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Surface Area and Volume - Independent Practice DIRECTIONS: Sketch the figure for each scenario that does not provide an illustration on the back, if necessary. Make sure you fully understand what the question is asking. You may use a calculator for this assignment.

1. An aquarium is in the shape of a right rectangular prism. The aquarium has a height of 8 centimeters and a volume of 200 cubic centimeters. What is the area, in square centimeters, of the base of the aquarium?

2. A specialty box is in the shape of a right square pyramid. Its dimensions are shown below.

What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the right square pyramid box?

A. 64 in3 B. 96 in3

C. 192 in3 D. 288 in3

3. The edges of a cube each measure 4 inches. What is the total surface area, in square inches, of the cube?

4. A right triangular prism and its dimensions are shown below.

What is the total surface area, in square inches, of the triangular prism?

A. 84 B. 96 C. 180 D. 360

5. A laptop is in the shape of a rectangular prism. The laptop has a length of 14 inches, a width of 10 inches, and a height of 1 inch. What is the volume of the laptop?

6. A paperweight is in the shape of a pyramid. The base is a square with sides of 1.5 centimeters. The height of the paperweight is 3 centimeters. Find the volume of the paperweight.

7. You want to make a rectangular prism out of cardboard. The base is 3 feet by 4 feet. The height is 2 feet. You have $5.00 and cardboard costs $0.10 per square foot. Do you have enough money? If not, how much more money do you need?

A. yesB. no, you need $0.20C. no, you need $47D. no, you need $19

8. What is the volume of the figure shown below?

A. 64 in3

B. 160 in3

C. 96 in3

D. 112 in3

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