V. Volume Problem
Frank has a collection of colorful rocks. He is finding the volume of his rocks with a 100-cc graduated cylinder and 50 cc of water. Include units.
- Frank put a blue rock into the cylinder and saw the water was at
73 cc.
What is the volume of the blue rock? _______________________
Number sentence _____________________________________ - He forgot to take the blue rock out of the water and added a green
rock. This time the water rose to 98 cc.
What is the volume of the green rock? _______________________
Number sentence _____________________________________ - Frank removed both rocks and put a yellow and a red rock in
together. The yellow rock has a volume of 47 cc and the red rock
has a volume of 59 cc.
Do you think the water spilled over the top of the graduated cylinder? Show or tell how you know.