9-2   Volumes of Rectangular Solids



1.    State the associative property of multiplication.                                    ___________________________

2.    State the associative property of addition.                                            ___________________________
 

In your head, multiply the given numbers as quickly as possible.

3.    4 × 7 × 25 =  _________

4.    2 × 3 × 6 × 50 = _________

5.    20 × 3 × 3 × 5 =  _________

6.    5 × 4 × 2 × 2 =  __________

7.    7 × 4 × 2 × 25 =  __________
 

Give the volume of the box and the area of the top of the box
given the following measurements.

8.    Length = 5 cm        Width = 4 cm        Height = 2 cm             Volume = ______        Area of top = _____
 

9.    Length = 6 cm        Width = 5 cm        Height = 20 cm           Volume = ______       Area of top = _____
 

10.  Length = 10 cm        Width = 2 cm        Height = 8 cm           Volume = _____         Area of top = _____
 
 

11.    Box A has dimensions of 4 cm by 5 cm by 10 cm.
         Box B has dimensions of 6 cm by 8 cm by 12 cm.
         If Box A was placed inside Box B, how much volume would be left?        ___________________
 
 

12.    My house is pretty much a rectangular solid with dimensions of 40 feet wide by 60 feet long by
         35 feet tall.  Assume that my walls and ceilings take up about 7,400 ft3 of space.  How much
         space has to be cooled by my air conditioner unit?

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