All measurements below are in feet (ft).
CRATE DESIGNS
Height: 7.9 feet
Weight: 7,700 pounds
WHICH SHAPE?
The zoo’s maintenance workers have built some crates in unusual shapes.
Match the name to the shape: cylinder, tetrahedron, square based pyramid,
triangular prism.
Which two shapes have five faces? Which shape has five vertices?
Which shape has the fewest faces?
A
B
C
D
e) Burlap lid
b) Solid metal lid
c) Solid wood lid
13 ft
20 ft
10 ft
15 ft
14 ft
14 ft
13 ft
21.5 ft
20 ft
11.5 ft
19 ft
d) Fine netting lid
10 ft
All the crates
have air holes.
a) Metal lid lecrossbars
22 ft
20 ft
20 ft
13 ft
13 ft
f) No lid
13 ft
6
5
4
DATA BOX
(You will find a TIP to help you with this question on page 28.)
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