Similar solids, and what changing a dimension does to perimeter, area, surface area and volume

Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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  1. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 3 written on the length row. Milo's cereal box is 2 inches deep, 7 inches wide and 10 inches tall. A similar cereal box has every length 3 times as long. How tall is the big cereal box, in inches?

  2. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 2 written on the length row. Noah's tent is 8 feet wide, 5 feet tall and 12 feet long. A similar tent has every length 2 times as long. How wide is the big tent, in feet?

  3. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 4 written on the length row. Pia's toy castle is 6 cm wide, 6 cm deep and 9 cm tall. A similar toy castle has every length 4 times as long. How tall is the big toy castle, in cm?

  4. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 3 written on the length row. Ren's soup can is 4 cm in radius and 11 cm tall. A similar soup can has every length 3 times as long. How tall is the big soup can, in cm?

  5. Tala's tiny box (1 by 1 by 5 cm) takes 22 square cm of paper to wrap. A similar box has edges 3 times as long. How much paper does it need, in square cm?

  6. Ari's toy lunchbox (1 by 2 by 6 inches) takes 40 square inches of paper to wrap. A similar box has edges 4 times as long. How much paper does it need, in square inches?

  7. Bo's wooden block (3 by 4 by 5 cm) takes 94 square cm of paper to wrap. A similar box has edges 2 times as long. How much paper does it need, in square cm?

  8. Jun's toy block has a volume of 24 cubic inches. A similar one has every edge 2 times as long. What is the big one's volume, in cubic inches?

  9. Kira's jewelry box has a volume of 10 cubic cm. A similar one has every edge 4 times as long. What is the big one's volume, in cubic cm?

  10. Luz's gift box has a volume of 30 cubic inches. A similar one has every edge 2 times as long. What is the big one's volume, in cubic inches?

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Similar solids, and what changing a dimension does to perimeter, area, surface area and volume

Answer Key - Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 3 written on the length row. Milo's cereal box is 2 inches deep, 7 inches wide and 10 inches tall. A similar cereal box has every length 3 times as long. How tall is the big cereal box, in inches?

    30
  2. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 2 written on the length row. Noah's tent is 8 feet wide, 5 feet tall and 12 feet long. A similar tent has every length 2 times as long. How wide is the big tent, in feet?

    16
  3. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 4 written on the length row. Pia's toy castle is 6 cm wide, 6 cm deep and 9 cm tall. A similar toy castle has every length 4 times as long. How tall is the big toy castle, in cm?

    36
  4. Rows length, face area, volume; scale factor × 3 written on the length row. Ren's soup can is 4 cm in radius and 11 cm tall. A similar soup can has every length 3 times as long. How tall is the big soup can, in cm?

    33
  5. Tala's tiny box (1 by 1 by 5 cm) takes 22 square cm of paper to wrap. A similar box has edges 3 times as long. How much paper does it need, in square cm?

    198
  6. Ari's toy lunchbox (1 by 2 by 6 inches) takes 40 square inches of paper to wrap. A similar box has edges 4 times as long. How much paper does it need, in square inches?

    640
  7. Bo's wooden block (3 by 4 by 5 cm) takes 94 square cm of paper to wrap. A similar box has edges 2 times as long. How much paper does it need, in square cm?

    376
  8. Jun's toy block has a volume of 24 cubic inches. A similar one has every edge 2 times as long. What is the big one's volume, in cubic inches?

    192
  9. Kira's jewelry box has a volume of 10 cubic cm. A similar one has every edge 4 times as long. What is the big one's volume, in cubic cm?

    640
  10. Luz's gift box has a volume of 30 cubic inches. A similar one has every edge 2 times as long. What is the big one's volume, in cubic inches?

    240