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    Surface Area of Prisms - Answers

    1. Find the surface area of each of the cubes below.


    a.

    5 × 5 = 25
    5cm
    25 × 6 = 150cm2

    b.

    3.7 × 3.7 = 13.69


    3.7cm
    13.69 × 6 = 82.14cm2

    2. Find the surface area of each of the cuboids below.


    a. 3 × 10 = 30

    3 × 11 = 33
    3cm 11cm
    10 × 11 = 110
    10cm
    (110 + 30 +33) × 2 = 346cm2

    b.
    12.3 × 11.9 = 146.37

    12.3cm 12.3 × 21.5 = 264.45



    11.9cm
    21.5 × 11.9 = 255.85
    21.5cm

    (146.37 + 264.45 + 255.85) × 2 = 1333.34cm2

    3. Find the surface area of each of the triangular prisms below.


    a. 7.2 × 8 = 57.6

    12 × 8 = 96
    12cm
    9.6 × 8 = 76.8
    9.6cm 1
    2 × 9.6 × 7.2 = 34.56
    8cm
    7.2cm
    57.6 + 96 + 76.8 + 2 × 34.56 = 299.52cm2

    b. 8.7 × 8.1 = 70.47


    8.7cm
    9.6 × 8.1 = 77.76
    6.4cm

    9.6cm
    7.2 × 8.1 = 58.32
    1
    8.1cm 2 × 7.2 × 6.4 = 23.04
    7.2cm
    70.47 + 77.76 + 58.32 + 2 × 23.04 = 252.63cm2

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    Surface Area of Prisms - Answers
    4. Find the surface area of each of the prisms below.
    19cm
    a. 14 × 20 = 280
    15 × 20 = 300
    9cm
    9 × 20 = 180
    15cm
    19 × 20 = 380
    23cm 14cm
    23 × 20 = 460
    34
    34cm 20cm × 20 = 680
    23 × 19 + 15 × 14 = 647
    280 + 300 + 180 + 380 + 460 + 680 + 2 × 647 = 3574cm2
    8mm
    b. 6 × 52 = 312
    6mm
    8 × 52 = 416
    6mm
    20 × 52 = 1040

    6mm 6mm 6 × 20 + 6 × 8 = 168

    6 × 312 + 416 + 1040 + 2 × 168 = 3664mm2


    52mm
    20mm

    5. A cube has a surface area of 96cm2. Find the dimensions of the cube.
    96 ÷ 6 = 16
    16 = 4cm
    The cube is 4cm by 4cm by 4cm.

    6. Two identical cuboids are placed together to make an “L” shape as shown.

    10cm
    6cm

    6cm
    a. Find the surface area of one of the cuboids.
    6 × 6 = 36
    10 × 6 = 60
    2 × 36 + 4 × 60 = 312cm2
    b. Find the surface area of the new prism.
    2 × (312 – 36) = 552cm2

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    Surface Area of Prisms - Answers
    7. A company has 3 sizes of cardboard box, each with the same volume. To save costs,
    they want to use the box with the smallest surface area. Determine which of the boxes
    the company should use.

    12cm 8cm
    6cm

    10cm 5cm 5cm


    10cm 10cm 15cm
    Box A Box B Box C

    10 × 10 = 100 10 × 5 = 50 15 × 5 = 75
    6 × 10 = 60 5 × 12 = 60 5 × 8 = 40
    2 × 100 + 4 × 60 = 440cm2 12 × 10 = 120 15 × 8 = 120
    (50 + 60 + 120) × 2 = 460cm2 (75 + 40 + 120) × 2 = 470cm2

    They should use Box A.

    8. A chocolate box is made of a cuboid and an isosceles-triangular prism. Find the surface
    area of the box.
    12 × 12 =144
    10cm
    1
    2 × 12 × 8 = 48
    10 × 12 = 120
    15cm 7cm
    12 × 7 = 84
    12cm 4 × 84 + 144 + 2 × 48 + 2 × 120 = 816cm2
    12cm

    9. Ian is painting the outside of his cuboidal bin storage. The bin storage has 4 sides and a
    top, but no bottom. It is 1.5m tall, 1.25m wide and 0.75m deep.
    Each tin of pain costs £6.99 and will cover 5m2. How much will Ian spend on paint?
    1.5 × 1.25 = 1.875
    1.25 × 0.75 = 0.9375
    1.5 × 0.75 = 1.125
    2 × 1.875 + 2 × 1.125 + 0.9375 = 6.9375m2
    6.9375 ÷ 5 = 1.3875
    Ian needs 2 tins of paint.
    2 × 6.99 = £13.98

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    Surface Area of Prisms - Answers
    10. 27 cubes are joined together to make a sculpture similar to a puzzle cube, as shown
    below. The surface area of each individual cube is 24m2. Assuming there’s no gaps
    between the individual cubes, find the surface area of the entire shape.

    24 ÷ 6 = 4
    4 = 2m
    2×3=6
    6 × 6 = 36
    36 × 6 = 216m2

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