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Tap every situation that needs SURFACE AREA

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Painting the outside of a box
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Wrapping a gift
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Tiling the walls of a tank
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Filling a tank with water
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Finding how much sand a crate holds
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Needs SURFACE AREA
  2. Items
    1. Text
      Filling a tank with water
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      How much a crate holds
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Painting a wall
      Matches the category
      No
    4. Text
      Wrapping a parcel
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Needs VOLUME

Explanation

Covering, wrapping and painting are area problems filling is a volume problem. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 9 Mensuration.
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