Nets: Real-world Applications in Cooking and Recipes

Mathematics
Grade 8
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet exploring Nets of prisms through real-world cooking and recipe contexts, focusing on surface area calculations.

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Nets: Real-world Applications in Cooking and Recipes

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A rectangular baking dish has a length of 30 cm, a width of 20 cm, and a height of 10 cm. Draw its net on the grid and calculate its total surface area.
[4 marks]
2.
Construct a net for a rectangular prism with dimensions 15 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. Label each face.
[3 marks]
3.
Calculate the surface area of a rectangular container used for mixing ingredients, measuring 40 cm by 25 cm by 15 cm.
[3 marks]
4.
Draw the net of a cube-shaped spice jar with each side measuring 8 cm. Find its surface area.
[4 marks]
5.
A rectangular cake needs a decorative net to cover its sides. The cake measures 20 cm in length, 12 cm in width, and 10 cm in height. Draw the net and calculate the total surface area to be covered.
[5 marks]
6.
A chef is designing a rectangular spice container with a length of 25 cm, width of 10 cm, and height of 15 cm. Construct its net and determine the surface area.
[4 marks]
7.
Explain two common mistakes made when calculating surface area from a net and how to avoid them.
[3 marks]
8.
Calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 12 cm by 8 cm by 6 cm.
[3 marks]
9.
A food packaging box is shaped as a rectangular prism of 50 cm length, 30 cm width, and 20 cm height. Draw its net and find the total surface area.
[4 marks]
10.
Challenge: A rectangular container has a length of 40 cm, width of 25 cm, and height of 18 cm. Construct its net, then calculate and compare the surface area if the height is increased to 25 cm.
[5 marks]
11.
Mixed Review: Draw the net of a prism with a base that is a rectangle 10 cm by 6 cm and a height of 9 cm. Calculate its surface area.
[4 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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