Grade 8 Math: Volume and Surface Area of Prisms
This worksheet focuses on calculating the volume and surface area of various prisms, including rectangular and triangular prisms, for Grade 8 math students.
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Read each question carefully and calculate the volume or surface area of the prisms as indicated. Show all your work.
1. Find the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 8 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 3 cm.
2. A rectangular storage container is 10 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 6 meters high. What is its volume?
3. Calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 7 inches by 2 inches by 4 inches.
4. A gift box has a length of 12 cm, a width of 8 cm, and a height of 5 cm. What is the total surface area of the box?
5. Find the volume of a triangular prism with a base triangle having a base of 6 cm and a height of 4 cm. The length of the prism is 10 cm.
6. A triangular prism has a base that is an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 5 meters. The height of the triangular base is approximately 4.33 meters. The length of the prism is 8 meters. Calculate the surface area of the prism.
7. Which formula is used to find the volume of any prism?
V = lwh
V = Bh
V = πr²h
V = (1/3)Bh
8. The surface area of a prism is the sum of the areas of all its .
9. A rectangular prism has faces.