Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders

Mr. Suarez wants to paint his storage shed.  He needs to calculate the lateral surface area of the shed so the he will know how much paint to buy.  The shed  is in the shape of a rectangular prism, shown in the diagram.
Including the doors, what is the lateral surface area of the storage shed?

• 784 ft²
• 266 ft²
• 532 ft²
• 336 ft²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

_{What is the lateral surface area of a triangular prism, if the sides of the triangle are 5 cm, 5 cm, and 6 cm, and the height of the prism is 8 cm?}

• 192 cm²
• 128 cm²
• 152 cm²
• 144 cm²

_{What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism in the diagram?}

• 46.4 in²
• 88.56 in ²
• 102.16 in²
• 69.36 in²

A can peas has a radius of 1 in and a height of 2 in.  Find the area of the label of the can in square inches.

• 6.2 in²
• 12.6 in²
• 18.8 in²
• 24.3 in²

A wax coating is used to cover a wheel of cheese in order to keep it fresh.  If the cheese wheel has a diameter of 8 in and a height of 5 in, calculate the total surface area needed to cover the entire wheel of cheese. 

• 40 in²
• 125.7 in²
• 175.9 in²
• 226.2 in²

_{A cylinder has a diameter of 6 mm and a height of 18 mm.  Find its lateral surface area.}

• 339.29 mm²
• 62.83 mm²
• 395.84 mm²
• 169.65 mm²

A classroom, in the shape of a rectangular prism, has two walls that are each 20 feet long, and two walls that are 25 feet long.  The height, from the floor to the ceiling, is 9 feet.  You need to paint the walls of the room with two coats of paint.  How much area will you paint, after applying BOTH coats of paint?

• 810 ft²
• 1620 ft²
• 1310 ft²
• 1360 ft²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

_{A stick of butter has a 1 in by 1 in base and is approximately 6 in long.  How much wax paper is used to wrap each stick of butter?}  

• 12 in²
• 24 in²
• 26 in²
• 14 in²

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

CCSS.6.G.A.4

The Wells Fargo Tower in downtown Houston is the largest all-glass skyscraper in the United States, with a height of 992 ft.  Assuming the base of the building is a 170' X 145' rectangle, how much glass is needed to cover the lateral surface of the building?

• 630 ft²
• 992 ft²
• 624,960 ft²
• 25,642 ft²

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CCSS.HSG.MG.A.1

_{Find the lateral surface area of prism with a 6X4 inch rectangular base and a 13 in height.}

• 260 in²
• 130 in²
• 350 in²
• 308 in²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6