Calculating Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

What defines a rectangular prism?

• A 3D object with six square faces

• A 3D object with three rectangular faces

• A 3D object with six rectangular faces

• A 2D object with four rectangular sides

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How many faces does a rectangular prism have?

• Eight

• Ten

• Six

• Four

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How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

• Base plus height

• Length times width

• Base times height

• Length plus width

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What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

• Length plus Width

• Length times Width

• Base plus Height

• Base times Height

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What is the first step in finding the surface area of a rectangular prism?

• Calculate the volume

• Add all the face areas together

• Draw and dimension the six faces

• Identify the base and height

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What are the dimensions of the top and bottom faces of the prism?

• 5 units by 10 units

• 10 units by 6 units

• 5 units by 6 units

• 10 units by 5 units

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What is the area of a face with a base of 10 units and height of 5 units?

• 45 units squared

• 15 units squared

• 50 units squared

• 25 units squared

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What is the total surface area of the prism described in the video?

• 280 units squared

• 300 units squared

• 250 units squared

• 400 units squared

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What is the area of the front and back faces of the prism?

• 30 units squared

• 60 units squared

• 40 units squared

• 50 units squared

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What should you do if your calculated surface area is incorrect?

• Change the dimensions

• Guess until it's correct

• Review and find the mistake

• Ignore the error

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