Applying Surface Area Formulas to Real-World Prisms

A rectangular prism has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 4 cm. What is its surface area?

• 80 cm²

• 70 cm²

• 94 cm²

• 60 cm²

If a box is shaped like a rectangular prism with a length of 10 m, a width of 2 m, and a height of 3 m, what is the total surface area of the box?

• 112 m²

• 80 m²

• 60 m²

• 100 m²

A fish tank is in the shape of a rectangular prism with dimensions 12 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 10 inches high. Calculate the surface area of the tank.

• 592 square inches

• 640 square inches

• 520 square inches

• 480 square inches

A storage container is a rectangular prism with a length of 6 ft, a width of 4 ft, and a height of 5 ft. What is the surface area of the container?

• 148 sq ft

• 120 sq ft

• 160 sq ft

• 100 sq ft

A rectangular prism has a surface area of 150 square meters. If the length is 10 meters and the width is 5 meters, what is the height of the prism?

• 4 meters

• 7 meters

• 6 meters

• 5/3 meters

A rectangular prism has a length of 7 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 2 cm. If you want to paint the outside of the prism, how much paint will you need if 1 liter covers 10 square meters?

• 0.0005 liters

• 0.00082 liters

• 0.0015 liters

• 0.005 liters

A rectangular prism-shaped gift box has a length of 15 cm, a width of 10 cm, and a height of 5 cm. What is the surface area of the gift box?

• 550 cm²

• 500 cm²

• 450 cm²

• 600 cm²

If a rectangular prism has a surface area of 200 square inches and the length is twice the width, what are the dimensions of the prism?

• Length: 15 inches, Width: 7.5 inches, Height: 5 inches

• Length: 12 inches, Width: 6 inches, Height: 8 inches

• Length: 10 inches, Width: 5 inches, Height: 10 inches

• Length: 8 inches, Width: 4 inches, Height: 12 inches

A rectangular prism aquarium has a length of 24 inches, a width of 12 inches, and a height of 18 inches. What is the surface area of the aquarium?

• 1440 square inches

• 1872 square inches

• 2000 square inches

• 1200 square inches

A rectangular prism has a length of 9 m, a width of 4 m, and a height of 3 m. If you want to cover the surface with a material that costs $2 per square meter, how much will it cost to cover the entire surface area?

• $300

• $250

• $200

• $150