Lateral Surface Area of the Cylinder Word Problems

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)

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

Campbell Soup is creating a new soup label. If a can has a height of 6 in and a diameter of 4 in, how much material does Campbell need for each soup label? Use 3.14 for π.

Is this looking for Lateral or Total surface area?

• Lateral

• Total

Lateral surface area is ________________

• The area of just the bases of the prism/cylinder

• The area of all the faces of the prism cylinder

• The area of the sides of the prism/cylinder

Find the lateral surface area of the figure.

• 456 m²

• 1444 m²

• 1245 m²

• 816 m²

A cylindrical can needs to be covered in a label. If the can has a diameter of 8 cm and a height of 12 cm, what is the area of the label?

• 301.44 cm^2

• 150.72 cm^2

• 100.48 cm^2

• 75.36 cm^2

Solve the word problem: A water tank is in the shape of a cylinder with a radius of 10 m and a height of 30 m. What is the surface area of the tank?

• 2512 m^2

• 2513.6 m^2

• 2514.4 m^2

• 2515.2 m^2

A cylindrical silo has a radius of 10 m and a height of 30 m. If the cost to paint the silo is 5 per m^2, what is the total cost to paint the silo?

• 7,570

• 7,850

• 8,130

• 8,410

A cylindrical container is filled with water. The container has a radius of 3 cm and a height of 10 cm. If the container is emptied onto a flat surface, covering an area of 282.6 cm^2, what was the surface area of the container?

• A) 282.6 cm^2

• B) 376.8 cm^2

• C) 565.2 cm^2

• D) 658.4 cm^2

Find the lateral surface area.

Don't forget to divide the diameter by 2 to get the radius.

• 100.53 square inches

• 351.86 square inches

• 251.33 square inches

• 50.27 square inches