Real Life Surface Area

A cereal box is shaped like a rectangular prism. If the box has a length of 8 cm, a width of 4 cm, and a height of 20 cm, what is the surface area of the box?

• 320 cm²

• 352 cm²

• 384 cm²

• 400 cm²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

A tent is shaped like a triangular prism. If the base of the triangle is 5 meters, the height of the triangle is 4 meters, and the length of the tent is 6 meters, what is the surface area of the tent?

• 120 m²

• 96 m²

• 72 m²

• 60 m²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

A gift box is shaped like a cube with a side length of 5 cm. What is the surface area of the gift box?

• 125 cm²

• 150 cm²

• 100 cm²

• 150 cm²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

An example of surface area in real life is:

• filling a pool with water

• wrapping a present

• how much jam you can put in a mason jar

• how much frosting to cover the top of a cake

• A
• B
• C
• D

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MA.6.GR.2.4

A garden shed is in the shape of a rectangular prism with dimensions 8 feet by 6 feet by 7 feet. If you want to paint the entire exterior, what is the total surface area you need to cover?

• 248 ft²

• 336 ft²

• 292 ft²

• 384 ft²

A rectangular swimming pool is 20 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 2 meters deep. What is the total surface area of the pool, including the bottom?

• 600 m²

• 520 m²

• 480 m²

• 560 m²

Is surface area.......

• Filling in a 3 dimensional shape

• wrapping the outside of a 3 dimensional shape

• 471.24 ft²

• 314 ft²

• 942.48 ft²

• 628 ft²