7th Grade Math

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
Chapter Study Guide and Review 665

Similar Solids


PSI: Make a Model (Lesson 2A)
Solve the problems by using the make a
model strategy.


  1. FRAMING A painting 15 inches by
    25 inches is bordered by a mat that is
    3 inches wide. The frame around the
    mat is 2 inches wide. Find the area of the
    picture with the frame and mat.

  2. DVDs A video store arranges its
    bestselling DVDs in their front window.
    In how many different ways can five
    bestseller DVDs be arranged in a row?


EXAMPLE 6 The bottom layer of a
display of soup cans has 6 cans in it. If each
layer has one less can than the one below it
and there are 4 layers in the display, how
many cans are there in the display?

Based on the model, there are 18 cans.

Changes in Dimensions (Lesson 2C)


  1. The two pyramids are similar. The surface
    area of the larger pyramid is 108 m^2. Find
    the surface area of the smaller pyramid if it
    is _^34 the size of the larger pyramid.


7.8 m

5.2 m

5.2 m

Pyramid 1 Pyramid 2


  1. GLUE A cylindrical tube of glue has a
    volume of 22.0 cubic inches and a surface
    area of 50.3 square inches. What is the
    surface area and volume of a similar
    cylinder that is larger by a scale factor of 2?

  2. MODEL A model car has a volume of
    1,260 cubic centimeters. What is the
    volume of a similar rectangular prism
    one sixth the size of the original? Round
    to the nearest tenth.


EXAMPLE 7 The

3 cm

2 cm

2 cm

surface area of the
box shown is
32 square centimeters.
What is the surface
area of a similar box that is larger by a
scale factor of 4?
S.A. = 32 × 42 or 512
So, the surface area of the similar box that
is larger by a scale factor of 4 is 512 square
centimeters.

EXAMPLE 8 The volume of the box
shown above is 12 cubic centimeters. What
is the volume of a similar box that is larger
by a scale factor of 4?
V = 12 × 43 or 768
So, the volume of the similar box that is
larger by a scale factor of 4 is 768 cubic
centimeters.

Lesson 2

662_666_C11_SGR_895130.indd 665 1/4/10 3:13 PM

Free download pdf