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The document contains 10 math word problems involving calculating volumes and surface areas of various 3D shapes like cuboids, cylinders, cones, pyramids and prisms. The problems require applying formulas and doing unit conversions to find volumes, ratios, numbers of objects that fit in containers, and surface areas using given dimensions of the shapes.

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Question 1

The document contains 10 math word problems involving calculating volumes and surface areas of various 3D shapes like cuboids, cylinders, cones, pyramids and prisms. The problems require applying formulas and doing unit conversions to find volumes, ratios, numbers of objects that fit in containers, and surface areas using given dimensions of the shapes.

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Lilyana Djunaidi
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Question 1

Categorisation: Determine the volume of a cuboid, and find how many times one
cuboid will go into another.
A carton measures 200 cm by 100 cm by 100 cm.
The carton is to be completely filled with boxes.
Each box measures 50 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm.
Work out the number of boxes which can completely fill the
carton.

Question 2
Categorisation: Solve cuboid problems involving ratio and fractions of amounts.
Know the conversion 1 litre = 1000 cm3
The diagram shows a fish tank in the shape of a cuboid.
The dimensions of the tank are 50 cm by 32 cm by 20 cm.
The tank is

full of water and sand.


The ratio of the volume of water to the volume of sand is 5 : 1
Work out the number of litres of water in the tank.

.......................... litres

Question 3
Categorisation: Use volume in the context of bounds.
The diagram shows Helen’s fish tank.
The fish tank is in the shape of a cuboid.
All the dimensions are correct to the nearest centimetre.

Helen is going to use a bucket to fill the fish tank


completely with water.
There are 14 litres, correct to the nearest litre, of water in a full bucket.
What's the maximum number of buckets required to fill the tank?
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
.......................... buckets (1dp)
Question 4

A cylinder has a diameter of 15 cm and a height of 26 cm.


Work out the volume of the cylinder. Give your
answer correct to 3 significant figures.
.......................... 3

Question 5

RightUpYourAlleyTM are manufacturing a new cylindrical toilet roll with the pictured dimensions. As usual the
centre is hollow. Find the volume of paper.

Question 6

Find the volume of this prism.

Question 7

Work out the volumeand surface area of this triangular


prism
Question 8

Find the volume and surface area of this prism.

Question 9
A solid cone has a height of 15 cm.
The volume of the cone is 320cm3 .
Work out the curved surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

Question 10

BCDE is a square with sides of length 10 cm.


The other faces of the pyramid are equilateral triangles with sides of length 10 cm.
Calculate the volume of the pyramid.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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