For each scenario below, determine which calculation should be made: perimeter, area, volume, lateral surface area, total surface area.

Question

15.Your grandma is filling cubed gift boxes with candy and wants to know how much will fit.

16. Your sister is walking the dog around a circular park and wants to know how far she walked.

17. The owner of the Luxor hotel, a pyramid-shaped building completely covered in windows, needs to know how much glass is on the outside of the building so he can estimate the cost of replacing all the windows.

18. Your brother needs to lay carpet in his new house and needs to know how much to buy.

19. Your mom is making a pyramid-shaped ornament out of cardboard and needs to know how much cardboard she needs.

20. You need to know how much water you need to fill up the water balloons for your end-of-year party.

Answer 1

15.Your grandma is filling cubed gift boxes with candy and wants to know how much will fit.

volume

16. Your sister is walking the dog around a circular park and wants to know how far she walked.

circumference (perimeter)

17. The owner of the Luxor hotel, a pyramid-shaped building completely covered in windows, needs to know how much glass is on the outside of the building so he can estimate the cost of replacing all the windows.

lateral area

18. Your brother needs to lay carpet in his new house and needs to know how much to buy.

area

19. Your mom is making a pyramid-shaped ornament out of cardboard and needs to know how much cardboard she needs.

surface area

20. You need to know how much water you need to fill up the water balloons for your end-of-year party.

volume