surface area of prisms

Find the surface area of this figure.

• 148 cm²
• 120 cm²

What is surface area?

• The measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure
• The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the object

Find the total surface area of the prism.

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

What 3D solid does this net create?

• Triangular Prism
• Triangular Pyramid
• Rectangular Pyramid
• Square Prism

What is the surface area of this figure?

• 3000 cm ²
• 164 cm ²
• 236 cm ²
• 328 cm ²

What is the surface area of the cube?

• 12

• 64

• 96

• 384

How do you find the AREA of a RECTANGLE ?

• You can not find the area of a triangle
• Length X Height divided by 2
• Length X Width
• Height X Width 

How do you find the AREA of a TRIANGLE?

• Height x Base divided by 4
• Length x Width
• 1/3 (Length x width)
• 1/2 (Base x height)

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

Jesse needs to wrap the present shown below. How much wrapping paper would he need?
How much wrapping paper is needed?

• 300 in²
• 558 in²
• 327 in²
• 354 in²