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Identifying and Drawing Angles (G6), Surface Area & Volume (M4)
270°
Obtuse
60°
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5. Quincy Place wants to add a baby pool to the neighborhood that holds at most 𝟏𝟓 cubic feet of
water. They can choose from the following shapes:
Rectangular prism that has a width of 𝟓 𝐟𝐭, length of 𝟓 𝐟𝐭 and height of 6 inches
Cylinder that has a radius of 1.5 ft and height of 2 ft
Pentagonal prism where the area of the pentagonal base is 7.2 ft2 and the height is 2.2 ft
Explain which option is the best choice. Justify your choice mathematically.
6. You plan to give your favourite math teacher a Toblerone chocolate bar for Christmas, which
is in the shape of a triangular prism. The triangular ends are equilateral triangles with a base of 6
cm and a height of 5.2 cm and the length of the bar is 20 cm. Will you be able to wrap the gift
with a rectangular sheet of paper that measures 40 cm by 10 cm? Justify your answer with
calculations.
7. How much paper would be required to make a label for a can of tuna that has a diameter or 8
cm and a height of 3 cm?
8. A packaging firm has been hired to create a box for toy blocks, that have a volume of 1000
𝐜𝐦3. The company can save money by creating a box using the least amount of material.
a. What are three sets of possible dimensions for the box if the volume must be exactly 1000
𝐜𝐦3?
b. Which set of dimensions should the packaging firm choose in order to use the least amount of
material? Explain.