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Applications for Volume and Distance

1. A classroom has the dimensions shown.Find:

(a) the area of the floor

~32m

9.1 m(b) the volume of the room

(c) the total area of the four walls.

2. If 1 cnr' of iron has a mass of 7.52 g, what is the mass of an iron bar of rectangular cross section withthe dimensions shown?

3.2cm1.7cm

3. If one guppy requires 5 L of water to live happily, what is themaximum number of guppies that should be kept in thisaquarium? (1,000 cubic centimeters = 1 Liter) ~I30cm

30~1. . ..I40 em

4. The excavation for a house and the trucks to carry away the material have the dimensions shown.About how many level truck loads are necessary to remove all the dirt?

5. A soft drink can has a diameter of 6 ern and a height of 11.5 cm. What is its volume?

6. A section of concrete pipe 30 m long has an inside diameter of1.2 m and an outside diameter of 1.8 m. What is the volume ofconcrete in this section of pipe?

7. A rectangular strip of aluminum, 30 cm long and 10 em wide, is rolled into the form of a cylinder.Which would have the greater volume, a cylinder 10 em high with circumference of 30 em or a cylinder30 em high with circumference of 10 em?

8. Both cans of pizza sauce are cylinders. Calculate their volumes. Which is the better buy?

10 cm

PizzaSauce

20.5 emPizzaSauce

~

llcm

$3.49$1.09

9. As the crow flies, Mike lives 12 miles East of Jenni. Jenni lives 20 miles South Allison. How farapart do Mike and Allison live?

10. Create 2 different cylinders from a 8 Yz" by 11" piece of paper, one rolled lengthwise, the otherwidthwise (do not worry about making the base). Will the containers hold the same amount of pop com?

Bonus Problem

(Area) Cans of soup are often packed in boxes as shown below. Calculate the area that iswasted in between all of the cans.

18cm