Calculating Surface Area of Triangular Prisms

What shapes make up the faces of a triangular prism?

• Three triangles and two rectangles

• Two triangles and three rectangles

• Four triangles and one rectangle

• Five rectangles

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?

• Length times width divided by two

• Base plus height

• Base times height

• Length plus width

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CCSS.3.MD.C.7B

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

What is the formula to find the area of a triangle?

• Base times height

• Base plus height

• Base times height divided by two

• Length times width

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

How many steps are there to find the surface area of a triangular prism?

• Two

• Three

• Five

• Four

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the combined area of the right and left faces of the prism?

• 300 units squared

• 120 units squared

• 270 units squared

• 150 units squared

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the area of the bottom face of the prism if its base is 15 units and height is 8 units?

• 120 units squared

• 43.2 units squared

• 23 units squared

• 150 units squared

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the area of one triangular face if its base is 8 units and height is 10.8 units?

• 54 units squared

• 43.2 units squared

• 21.6 units squared

• 86.4 units squared

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

What is the total surface area of the triangular prism described?

• 506.4 units squared

• 216 units squared

• 320 units squared

• 400 units squared

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

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

• Review your work and find the mistake

• Guess until it's correct

• Skip the problem

• Ask for the correct answer

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

What is the surface area of the practice triangular prism?

• 506.4 units squared

• 400 units squared

• 216 units squared

• 320 units squared

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CCSS.7.G.B.6