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Chapter Quiz
8 For use after Section 8.2

Draw the solid. Answers

1. pentagonal prism 2. triangular pyramid 1. See left.

2. See left.

3. See left.

4. See left.

5.
Draw the front, side, and top views of the solid.
6.
3. 4.
7. a.

b.

8.

Find the surface area of the prism.

5. 6.
5 cm 8m

10 m
7 cm 9m

4 cm 6m

7. A box for a hat has the shape shown.

a. Describe the shape of the box.

b. Find the number of faces, edges,

and vertices of the box.

8. You want to make a rectangular prism out of cardboard. The base is

3 feet by 4 feet. The height is 2 feet. You have $5.00 and cardboard
costs $0.10 per square foot. Do you have enough money? If not, how
much more money do you need?

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Chapter Quiz
8 For use after Section 8.4

Find the surface area of the pyramid. The side lengths of the base Answers
are equal.
1.
1. 2.
2.
12 cm
6 ft 3.

4.
3 ft 7 cm 6.1 cm
3 ft 7 cm 5.

Find the volume of the prism.

3. 4. 6.
1.2 m 5 in.

1m 4 in. 7.
2m 10 in.
8.
Write and solve an equation to find the missing dimension of the prism.
9.
5. Volume = 144 m3 6. Volume = 84 in.3

h
12 m

2 in.
w 6 in.
3m

7. The surface area of a square pyramid is 136 square inches. The base
length is 4 inches. What is the slant height?

8. One cubic foot of sand weighs 100 pounds. A square sandbox with
5-foot sides has half of a foot of sand in it. How many pounds of
sand is the sandbox holding?

9. Box B has twice the volume of box A.

What is the height of box A?

h 20 in.
A B

10 in.
12 in.
6 in.
8 in.

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Chapter
8 Test A
Find the number of faces, edges, and vertices of the solid. Answers
1. 2. 1.

2.

Draw the solid.

3. triangular pyramid 4. rectangular prism
3. See left.

4. See left.

5. See left.

6.

7.
5. Draw the front, side, and top views of the solid.
8.

Find the surface area of the prism.

6. 7.

5 ft 5 cm

4 cm

4 ft 7 cm
3 ft 3 cm

8. A piece for a board game is shaped like a triangular prism. The piece is
18 millimeters long. The base of the piece is an equilateral triangle with
10-millimeter sides and a height of 9 millimeters. Find the surface area
of the game piece.

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Chapter
8 Test A (continued)
Find the surface area of the pyramid. The side lengths of the base Answers
are equal.
9.
9. 10.
10.

8 cm 11.
5.2 cm 8 ft
6 cm
12.
6 cm
13.
6 cm
5 ft
5 ft
14.
Find the volume of the prism.
15.
11. 12.
2.5 m 24 mm
16.

2m 16 mm 17.
3m 25 mm

13. The rectangular prism has a volume

of 936 cubic inches. Write and solve 8 in.
an equation to find the missing
w
dimension of the prism.
13 in.

14. A file folder box is in the shape of a rectangular prism with a length
of 12 inches, a width of 9 inches, and a height of 10 inches. It is open
at the top. Find the surface area of the file folder box.

15. A playhouse is in the shape of a square pyramid with a side length of

6 feet and a slant height of 12 feet. The wood used to build the walls
of the playhouse costs $3 per square foot. What is the cost of the wood
for the walls of the playhouse?

16. To install the right size heating and cooling system, you must know
how many cubic feet an office building contains. The building is
120 feet wide, 20 feet high, and 48 feet long. Find the volume.
17. A raised gardening bed contains 32 cubic feet of dirt. The bed is
6 feet wide and 8 feet long. How deep is the dirt?

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Chapter
8 Test B
Find the number of faces, edges, and vertices of the solid. Answers
1. 2. 1.

2.

Draw the solid.

3. rectangular pyramid 4. hexagonal prism
3. See left.

4. See left.

5. See left.

6.

7.
5. Draw the front, side, and top views of the solid.
8.

Find the surface area of the prism.

6. 7.

5.5 m
13 in.

12 in.

12 m 8 in.
5 in.
6m

8. Find the volume of the prism in Exercise 6.

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Chapter
8 Test B (continued)
Find the surface area of the pyramid. The side lengths of the base are Answers
equal.
9.
9. 10.
2 in. 14 m 10.
11 m

11.
11 m
11 m
9.5 m
1.7 in.
12.
1.7 in.

13.
Write and solve an equation to find the missing dimension of the prism.
11. Volume = 60 in.3 12. Volume = 5100 cm 3
15.

17 cm 16.
4 in.
17.
15 cm
w
6 in.

13. A pint of paint covers 25 square feet. 6 in.

How many pints should you buy to 6.3 ft
paint the bean-bag toss ramp with 2 ft
two coats? Assume you will not paint 2 ft
the bottom of the ramp or inside the 6 ft
square hole on the top.
14. A cereal box has a length of 10.25 inches, a width of 7 inches, and a
height of 2.25 inches. Find the surface area of the cereal box. Round
your answer to the nearest tenth.

15. A tent is shaped like a square pyramid. The height of each triangular
face is 9 feet. The sides of the tent are made of 126 square feet of a
type of polyester fabric. The bottom is made of a different material.
How wide is the base of the tent?

16. A rectangular reflecting pool contains 920 cubic meters of water. The
pool is 0.4 meter deep and 100 meters wide. How long is the pool?

17. How many 1-inch cubes are needed to create a rectangular prism that
is 6 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3 inches high?

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Chapter
Cumulative Assessment
8
1. Which equation does NOT correctly use the distributive property?

A. a ( b + c ) = ab + ac C. (a + b ) c = ac + bc

B. a ( b − c ) = ab − ac D. a + ( b + c ) = ( a + b ) + ( a + c )

2. Ms. Wagner’s office is shaped like an upside down L. The dimensions of her
office are shown below.

15 ft

11 ft
18 ft

9 ft

What is the area, in square feet, of Ms. Wagner’s office?

F. 53 H. 228

G. 171 I. 327

3. GRIDDED RESPONSE The edges of a cube each measure 4 inches. What is

the total volume, in cubic inches, of the cube?

4. The steps Bryce took to subtract two mixed

numbers are shown to the right. What should 3 13
7→ 6
Bryce change in order to subtract the two 8 8
mixed numbers correctly? 7 7
−4 → − 4
3 11 8 8
A. Rename 7 as 6 .
8 8 6 3
2 = 2
8 4
3 8
. B. Rename 7 as 6 .
8 8

3 7
C. Subtract from .
8 8

3 7
D. Add and .
8 8

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8
5. A right triangular prism and its dimensions are shown below.

5 in.

3 in.
6 in.

4 in.

What is the total surface area, in square inches, of the right triangular prism?
F. 84 H. 180

G. 96 I. 360

6. To cover increasing costs, Mr. Ochaeta is marking up all the prices of the
items in his sporting goods store by the same percent. A basketball that costs
$40 is marked up to a new price of $45. By what percent did Mr. Ochaeta
mark up the prices?
A. 1.25% C. 8%

B. 88.8% D. 12.5%

7. Which equation represents the word sentence below? Let x represent months
of service and y represent total cost.

An internet provider charges $60 for installation plus $35 per month of service.

F. y = (60 + 35) x H. y = 35 x − 60

G. y = 60 x + 35 I. y = 35 x + 60

8. SHORT RESPONSE

Part A Draw and label a rectangular prism with a length of 3 centimeters,

a width of 2 centimeters, and a height of 5 centimeters.
Part B What is the surface area, in square centimeters, of this rectangular
prism? Show your work and explain your reasoning.
Surface area _______________________ square centimeters

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8
1. A. The student does not recognize the equation as an example of the
distributive property.
B. The student does not recognize the equation as an application of the
distributive property using subtraction.
C. The student does not recognize the equation as an application of the
distributive property.
D. Correct answer
2. F. The student adds the four given dimensions.
G. The student multiplies 18 by 15 to get the area of the larger rectangle.
The student then multiplies 11 by 9 to incorrectly find the area of the
missing rectangle. The student then subtracts the two products.
H. Correct answer
I. The student adds the area of a 15-by-11 rectangle to the area of an
18-by-9 rectangle. The student mistakenly includes the overlapping
region of the two rectangles twice.
3. Correct answer: 64
Common error: The student finds the surface area, getting an answer of 96.
4. A. Correct answer
3 3 8
B. In renaming 7 , the student does not add to .
8 8 8
C. The student avoids renaming by subtracting the smaller fraction from
the larger.
D. The student thinks that only the whole numbers get subtracted.
5. F. Correct answer
G. When finding the area of the triangles, the student does not multiply
1
the product of the base and the height by .
2
H. The student finds the product of the four given dimensions and then
divides the product by 2 because it is a triangular, not a rectangular,
prism.
I. The student finds the product of the four given dimensions.
6. A. The student makes a place value error when calculating the percent.
B. The student divides 40 by 45 and multiplies by 100.
C. The student divides 40 by 5 and thinks that this represents the percent
markup.
D. Correct answer

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7. F. The student thinks both the monthly charge and the one-time charge
are paid monthly.
G. The student switches the one-time charge and the monthly charge.
H. The student subtracts the one-time charge instead of adding it.
I. Correct answer
8. 2 points The student demonstrates a thorough understanding of drawing
and finding the surface area of a right rectangular prism. In Part A, the
student correctly draws and labels a right rectangular prism. In Part B, the
student correctly determines that the surface area is 62 square centimeters.
The student provides clear and complete work and explanations.
1 point The student demonstrates a partial understanding of drawing and
finding the surface area of a right rectangular prism. The student provides
a reasonable attempt at a drawing and some correct work and explanation
toward finding the surface area.
0 points The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of drawing and
finding the surface area of a right rectangular prism. The student is unable to
draw a reasonable prism and does not make any meaningful progress toward
finding the surface area.

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Chapter
8 Alternative Assessment
1. Ethan constructed a building with some blocks. The blocks are cubes that
are 1 inch long on each side. Ethan built a first layer with a base that is
5 blocks by 5 blocks and a height of 2 blocks. Then he built a second layer
in one corner of the first layer with a base that is 3 blocks by 3 blocks and
a height of 2 blocks. He then put a tower in a corner of the second layer
with a base that is 1 block by 1 block and a height of 4 blocks.

a. Use dot paper to make a drawing of Ethan’s building.

b. How many blocks did Ethan use to build the building?

c. Draw the front, side, and top views of the solid.

2. Tia made two figures. Figure 1 is a rectangular prism and figure 2 is a

square pyramid.

Figure 1 Figure 2

5 cm
5 cm

6 cm

6 cm

6 cm

6 cm

a. Predict which figure has the greater surface area. Explain.

b. Find the surface area of each figure. Was your prediction in

part (a) correct?
c. Predict which figure has the greater volume. Explain.

d. Find the volume of the rectangular prism. If the volume of the

square pyramid is 48 cubic centimeters, was your prediction in
part (c) correct?

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Chapter
8 Alternative Assessment Rubric

Score Conceptual Understanding Mathematical Skills Work Habits

4 Shows complete Shows all work. Answers all parts of

understanding of: each problem.
Answers all questions
• visualizing and drawing correctly. Work is neat and well
3-dimensional shapes organized.
• finding the surface area of
a prism and a pyramid
• finding the volume of a
rectangular prism
3 Shows nearly complete Shows most work. Answers all parts of both
understanding of: Makes one or two problems.
• visualizing and drawing computational errors. Work is neat and easy
3-dimensional shapes to follow.
• finding the surface area of
a prism and a pyramid
• finding the volume of a
rectangular prism

2 Shows some understanding of:
• visualizing and drawing
3-dimensional shapes
• finding the surface area of
a prism and a pyramid
• finding the volume of a
rectangular prism
Shows some work. Answers most parts of
both problems.
Makes more than two
computational errors. Work is not very neat
or organized.

1 Shows little understanding of: Shows very little or no Does not attempt any part
work. of either problem.
• visualizing and drawing
3-dimensional shapes Makes many Work is sloppy and hard
• finding the surface area of computational errors. to follow.
a prism and a pyramid
• finding the volume of a
rectangular prism

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