Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The top has area (3 cm)(5 cm), or: 15 cm^2
The bottom has the same area: 15 cm^2
Each of the ends has the area (3 cm)(2.5 cm): 7.5 cm^2
7.5 cm^2
Each of the sides has the area (2.5 cm)(5 cm) 12.5 cm^2
12.5 cm^2
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70 cm^2
The total lateral area is 70 cm^2
