Lateral Area vs Surface Area

Campbell Soup is creating a new soup label. If a can has a height of 6 in and a diameter of 4 in, how much material does Campbell need for each soup label? Use 3.14 for π.

Is this looking for Lateral or Total surface area?

• Lateral

• Total

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

Paige is sewing a tent. If the material cost $0.04 per square in, determine how much it will cost her to make the tent.

• volume

• surface area

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

Lateral Surface Area is...

• Each side of a figure including the bases

• Only the area of the sides of a figure

• Vertical Change

• Volume

What does lateral mean when asked to find the lateral surface area?

• Means the bases and no faces

• Means just the faces

Hannah bakes a rectangular cake that is 9 inches wide, 13 inches long and 2 inches high. She removes the cake from the pan to frost it. If she frosts only the sides with pink icing, how much pink icing does she need to cover the sides of the cake?
Select the quantity the problem is wanting you to find.

• Volume

• Total Surface Area

• Lateral Surface Area

Noah has a new saltwater aquarium in the shape of a rectangular prism in his room. The base is 6 ft by 2.5 ft. The height is 4 ft. How many square feet of glass was used to build the sides (NOT top and bottom) of the aquarium? Select the quantity the problem is wanting you to find.

• Volume

• Total Surface Area

• Lateral Surface Area

Mrs. Baker wants to repaint the walls of her classroom, but will not paint the ceiling or the floor. This situation would represent:

• volume

• lateral surface area

• total surface area

The peel on this potato represents...

• Surface Area

• Volume