Surface Area of Prisms Review

Surface Area With and Without Nets

Surface area: the sum of the area of all its faces

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The rectangular prism has a length of 10 cm, a width of 6 cm, and a height of 8 cm.

We will learn how to draw and label a net to represent a rectangular prism.

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Make a Net to Represent a Rectangular Prism

Multiple Choice

What is surface area?

• The amount of stuff that can fit in an object.
• A 2D shape.
• A 3D shape.
• The sum of the areas of all the surfaces (faces) of a 3D shape.

Multiple Choice

Find the surface area of the figure formed by the net with 2 cm ,  3 cm, and 4 cm edges below.

• 40 cm²
• 48 cm²
• 52 cm²
• 62 cm ²

Multiple Choice

What is the surface area of the rectangular prism?

• 444 in²
• 528 in²
• 560 in²
• 222 in²

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What 3D solid does this net create?

• Rectangular Prism
• Rectangular Pyramid
• Cube
• Square Prism

Multiple Choice

What is the surface area of this figure?

• 200 cm ²
• 800 cm ²
• 400 cm ²
• 100 cm ²

Multiple Choice

Find the surface area of the rectangular prism.

• 258 m²

• 268 m²

• 248 m²

• 278 m²

Multiple Choice

Find the surface area of the rectangular prism.

• 77 cm²

• 60 cm²

• 67 cm²

• 70 cm²

Multiple Choice

What is the surface area of the rectangular prism?

• 444 in²
• 528 in²
• 560 in²
• 222 in²

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Which example requires you to find the surface area?

• Finding out how much water will fill a cylinder

• Finding out how much wrapping paper is needed to cover a present

• Finding the amount of carpet to cover a bedroom

• Finding out how much wood is needed to build a fence in your back yard.

Multiple Choice

Find the total surface area of the prism.

• 48 square inches
• 64 square inches
• 88 square inches
• 76 square inches

Multiple Choice

Find the surface area of the figure formed by the net with 2 cm ,  3 cm, and 4 cm edges below.

• 40 cm²
• 48 cm²
• 52 cm²
• 62 cm ²