Surface Area Word Problems

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1) How much gift wrap would be needed to cover
this box?
3) Jonathan shipped a gift to his grandmother in a
cubical box. Which is closest to the total surface
area of the box?
7 in.
6 in.
5 in.
a. 210 in.2
b. 154 in.2
c. 214 in.2
d. 167 in.2
a. 16 square feet
b. 15 square feet
c. 8 square feet
d. 38 square feet
2) A small candy container is shaped like a cylinder.
The manufacturer wraps a label around the
curved surface of the container. Use the ruler on
the Mathematics chart to measure the height and
radius of the cylinder in centimeters. Which of
the following is closest to the area of the label in
square centimeters?
4) The net of a cylinder is shown below. Which is
closest to the total surface area of the cylinder?
a. 155 in.2
b. 251 in.2
c. 408 in.2
d. 80 in.2
5) What is the total surface area of the triangular
prism with the following net?
8) A triangular prism is shown below what is the
lateral surface area of the prism?
18 in.
15 in.
22 cm
14 cm
12 in.
10 in.
12 cm
15 in.
10 cm
a. 840 in.2
b. 720 in.2
c. 120 in.2
d. 680 in.2
6) What is the outside surface area of a drinking
straw that has a diameter of 0.6 cm and a height
of 19 cm?
9) A rectangular prism is 10 centimeters long, 6
centimeters wide and 4 centimeters tall. The
drawing shows the prism.
What is the total surface area of the rectangular
prism?
a. 144 cm2
b. 176 cm2
c. 128 cm2
d. 248 cm2
7) Gary wrapped a cube shaped gift box with
wrapping paper. The box was 8 inches long.
What was the minimum amount of paper Gary
could have used to cover the box?
a. 64 square inches
b. 512 square inches
c. 384 square inches
d. 256 square inches
10) Samantha is going to plaster the walls of her
room. Her room is 15 feet long, 15 feet wide,
and 10 feet tall. What is the lateral area of the
room that Samantha is going to plaster?
11) A cylindrical candle has a diameter of 2 inches
and a height of 6 inches, as shown below.
13) A cube is shown below. What is the lateral
surface area of the cube?
Which is closest to the total surface area of the
candle?
14) The diagram below is the net of a rectangular
shoe box. What is the total surface area of the
shoe box?
a. 75 in2
b. 38 in2
c. 44 in2
d. 100 in2
(base)
12) A tent is in the shape of a triangular prism, as
shown below.
6 ft
5 ft
12 ft
8 ft
How much canvas is needed to make the tent,
including the bottom?
a. 160 ft2
b. 280 ft2
c. 220 ft2
d. 310 ft2
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