Rectangular Prism Challenges: Area, Volume, & Units!

A rectangular prism has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 4 cm. What is the area of the base of the prism in square centimeters?

• 10 square centimeters

• 12 square centimeters

• 20 square centimeters

• 15 square centimeters

If a rectangular prism has a base area of 24 square inches and a height of 10 inches, what is the total surface area of the prism? (Hint: Surface area = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh)

• 260 square inches

• 240 square inches

• 248 square inches

• 200 square inches

A box is shaped like a rectangular prism with dimensions 2 m long, 1.5 m wide, and 0.5 m high. What is the area of one of its sides in square meters?

• 2 m²

• 4 m²

• 3 m²

• 1.5 m²

You have a rectangular prism that is 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet high. If you want to paint the four sides of the prism, what is the total area you need to paint in square feet?

• 60 square feet

• 36 square feet

• 48 square feet

• 24 square feet

A storage container is a rectangular prism with a length of 4.5 feet, a width of 3 feet, and a height of 2 feet. Convert the dimensions to inches and find the area of the base in square inches.

• 1800 square inches

• 1944 square inches

• 1500 square inches

• 2200 square inches

A rectangular prism has a volume of 120 cubic centimeters. If the height is 5 cm, what is the area of the base in square centimeters? (Use the formula Volume = Base Area × Height)

• 15

• 30

• 24

• 20

If a rectangular prism has a length of 10 cm, a width of 4 cm, and a height of 2 cm, what is the area of the top face in square centimeters?

• 30 square centimeters

• 20 square centimeters

• 50 square centimeters

• 40 square centimeters

A fish tank is a rectangular prism that measures 30 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 18 inches high. What is the area of the front face of the tank in square inches?

• 240 square inches

• 180 square inches

• 216 square inches

• 150 square inches

You have a rectangular prism with a base area of 50 square meters and a height of 2 meters. What is the volume of the prism in cubic meters?

• 100 cubic meters

• 75 cubic meters

• 200 cubic meters

• 50 cubic meters

A rectangular prism has dimensions of 8 cm by 3 cm by 5 cm. If you want to cover the entire surface area with wrapping paper, how many square centimeters of wrapping paper do you need?

• 158 cm²

• 200 cm²

• 120 cm²

• 150 cm²