Lateral and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms Practice

What does lateral mean when asked to find the lateral surface area?

• Means the bases and no faces

• Means just the faces

A company designed a new cereal box that is 4.5 inches tall, 2 inches wide, and 4 inches long. How much cardboard is needed to make the box? Use a net to find the lateral area of rectangular prism

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A packaging designer wants to find out how much leather is needed to cover the jewelry box shown below. The box is 12 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 5 cm high. Find the total surface area of the box.

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The net of a rectangular prism and its dimensions are shown in the diagram

What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism in square inches?

• A 510 in²

• B 306 in²

• C 816 in²

• D 1086 in²

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Find the total surface area of the cube given below.

• A 64 cm²

• B 96 cm²

• C 48 cm²

• D 32 cm²

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What is the difference between lateral area and total surface area?

• Total surface area includes 1 base instead of 2 bases like lateral does

• Lateral includes all the faces while total only includes the bases

• Total surface area includes the base(s) and all the faces while lateral does not include the base(s)

• Lateral just includes B, the area of the base while total does not

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Find the lateral surface area of the rectangular prism given below.

•  A 27 

• B 15

• C 40

•  D 52

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Jason paints an unassembled gift box to use for his sister’s birthday gift.

The base of the box measures 2 inches by 5 inches. When assembled the box measures 8 feet tall. If Jason only paints the outside of the unassembled box, how many square inches will be painted?

• A 80 in.²

• B 100 in.²

• C 136 in.²

• D 116 in.²

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