Question

a rectangular prism has a base that is 1.5 meters by 2 meters and a prism is 4 meters high what is the surface area of the prism

Answer 1

You can compute the surface area S from
  S = 2(LW +H(L +W))
Substituting the given information, you have
  S = 2((1.5 m)(2 m) +(4 m)(1.5 m +2 m))
  = 2(3 m² +(4 m)(3.5 m))
  = 2(3 m² +14 m²)
  = 34 m²

The surface area of the prism is 34 m².