Lateral and Total Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

Surface area units should be _____.

• squared

• cubed

• exponent

• the exact same as in the problem

What is the difference between lateral area and total surface area?

• Total surface area includes 1 base instead of 2 bases like lateral does

• Lateral includes all the faces while total only includes the bases

• Total surface area includes the base(s) and all the faces while lateral does not include the base(s)

• Lateral just includes B, the area of the base while total does not

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is lateral surface area?

• The area of all of the sides (including bases or top and bottom).

• The area of only the sides (not including the bases or top and bottom).

• The perimeter of the base.

• The area of the base.

What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism net?

• 120

• 158

• 240

• 1728

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

What is the surface area of the rectangular prism?

• 1920

• 592

• 960

• 672

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

Which of the following rectangular prisms has a surface area of 42?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

How do you find the total surface area of a Prism?

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

How do you find the lateral surface area of a Prism?

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.6

Shelby wants to wrap a present in a box for Sarah. The top and bottom of the box is 8 in. by 3 in., the sides are both 3 in. by 2 in. and the front and back are 8 in. by 2 in. How much wrapping paper will Chloe need to wrap the present? Is this looking for Lateral or Total surface area?

• Lateral

• Total

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

Total Surface Area is....

• Each area combined including the 2 bases

• Only the sides of a prism or cylinder

• Volume

• Ketchup