Lateral Surface Area Word Problems

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

• Means the bases and no faces

• Means just the faces

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape:

• 144

• 96

• 192

• 480

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape:

• 132

• 220

• 64

• 176

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape:

• 378

• 216

• 504

• 324

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape:

• 480

• 2784

• 1008

• 240

_{4) Find the Lateral Surface area of a cylinder where my radius is 7 cm and my height is 20 cm.}

• 3077.2
• 879.2
• 1186.92
• 2(3.14)(7)(20)+2(3.14)(7)

You want to wrap the box in the image.  How much wrapping paper would you need?

• 415 squared cm
• 489 squared cm
• 302 squared cm
• 612 squared cm

A soup can has a radius of 2.5 inches and a height of 5 inches.  How much metal is needed to make the can?

• 119.5 inches ²
• 122.75 inches ²
• 78.5 inches ²
• 117.75 inches ²

Robert is wanting to make a multi-colored triangular prism with sides lengths of 7 feet, 3 feet, and 10 feet.  It has a height of 8 feet and a base of 20 square feet (hint; square feet means AREA).  If he wants the color of the rectangles to be blue, how much blue material will he need?

• 180 feet ²
• 160 feet ²
• 200 feet ²
• 140 feet 

How do you find the volume of a prism?

• Base area multiplied by the 3-D Height, then divide by 3
• Perimeter of the Base Shape multiplied by the 3-D Height
• Base area multiplied by the 3-D Height