Finding the Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism

Find the total surface area of the prism.

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

To calculate the amount of carpeting needed for your bedroom, which of the following should you find: 

• Area
• Perimeter
• Surface Area
• Volume

To calculate the amount of cardboard needed to make a cereal box, which of the following should you find: 

• Area
• Perimenter
• Surface Area
• Volume

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.

What is the surface area of this figure?

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

A cube's side length measures 15 inches.  What is the surface are of the cube?

• 225 in²
• 1350 in²
• 3375 in²
• 1125 in2

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

A rectangular brick has a length of 5 centimeters, a width of  9 centimeters and a height of 20 centimeters. What is the surface area of that brick? 

• 650 cm²
• 600 cm²
• 525 cm²
• 450 cm²

Find the surface area of the rectangular prism.

• 140 in.²
• 83 in.²
• 166 in. ²
• 100 in.²

Find the surface area of the rectangular prism.

• 94 cm. squared
• 60 cm. squared
• 12 cm. squared
• 19 cm. squared