Surface Area of Prism Word Problems

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape:

• 378

• 216

• 504

• 324

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Find the lateral surface area of the following shape:

• 480

• 2784

• 1008

• 240

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Robert is wanting to make a multi-colored triangular prism with sides lengths of 7 feet, 3 feet, and 10 feet.  It has a height of 8 feet and a base of 20 square feet (hint; square feet means AREA).  If he wants the color of the rectangles to be blue, how much blue material will he need?

• 180 feet ²

• 160 feet ²

• 200 feet ²

• 140 feet 

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

A packing company needs to know how much cardboard will be required to make boxes 18 inches long, 12 inches wide and 10 inches high.  How much cardboard will be needed if there is no overlap in the construction?

• 1032 inches ²

• 600 inches ²

• 432 inches ²

• 1632 inches ²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

David wants to wrap a present for Brooklyn. 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. What is the minimum amount of paper David would need to wrap the present? Select the quantity the problem is wanting you to find.

• Volume

• Total Surface Area

• Lateral Surface Area

• Total Surface Area MINUS one face

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

Jesse needs to wrap the present shown below. How much wrapping paper would he need?

Is this asking for Lateral or Total surface area?

• Lateral

• Total

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

A candy bar is shown below.  How much paper is needed to wrap the sides of the candy bar?

• 156 inches ²

• 126 inches ²

• 130 inches ²

• 155 inches ²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

A rectangular prism and its dimensions are shown in the diagram.

What is the total surface area of this prism in square inches?

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

The side lengths of the base of a triangular prism are 5 meters, 8 meters and 10 meters. The height of the prism is 16.5 meters. What is the lateral surface area of the prism in square meters?

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

A glass triangular prism is 5.5 inches tall. Each side of the base is 4 inches long, with a 3-inch height. How much glass covers the surface?

• 90 in²

• 78 in²

• 34 in²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6