Cuboid Volume Surface Area Digit Puzzle This activity

Cuboid – Volume & Surface Area – Digit Puzzle This activity is designed to allow investigation, strategizing & discussion. There are 2 puzzles in 2 sizes. Limited answers are given.

Printing To print handouts from slides Select the slide from the left. Then click: File > Print > ‘Print Current Slide’ To print multiple slides Click on a section title to highlight all those slides, or press ‘Ctrl’ at the same time as selecting slides to highlight more than one. Then click: File > Print > ‘Print Selection’ To print double-sided handouts Highlight both slides before using ‘Print Selection’. Choose ‘Print on Both Sides’ and ‘Flip on Short Edge’.

DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? Surface Area = cm 2 3 5 cm cm Use any digits Use digits only once 1 4 2 cm 7 cm 2 2 8 6 cm 2 cm cm What are the largest & smallest surface areas you can make? Surface Area = 5 cm 7 2 Answers 9 cm cm 2 cm

DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? Volume = cm 2 cm 3 3 5 cm cm Use any digits Use digits only once 1 2 0 cm 8 cm 2 cm 3 5 0 4 cm 2 cm 3 2 1 0 cm 3 cm cm What are the largest & smallest volumes you can make? Volume = 7 cm 8 9 cm cm Volume = 3 Answers 5 cm 6 7 cm cm 2 cm

DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? Surface Area = cm 2 cm cm cm Use any digits Use digits only once Use any digits What are the largest & smallest surface areas you can make? Use digits only once What are the largest & smallest surface areas you can make? DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? Surface Area = cm 2 cm cm Use any digits Use digits only once cm 2 cm cm What are the largest & smallest surface areas you can make? Use any digits Use digits only once What are the largest & smallest surface areas you can make?

DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? Volume = cm 2 cm 3 cm cm 2 cm cm 3 cm cm cm Use any digits Use digits only once Use any digits What are the largest & smallest volumes you can make? Use digits only once What are the largest & smallest volumes you can make? DIGIT Puzzle How many ways can you complete this calculation? Volume = cm 2 cm 3 cm cm 2 cm cm Use any digits Use digits only once cm 3 cm cm What are the largest & smallest volumes you can make? Use any digits Use digits only once What are the largest & smallest volumes you can make?

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