Question

The cereal box shown below is a rectangular prism. Find the surface area of the cereal box.

Answer 1

Answer:

Surface area is found:

Surface Area = 1700 cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

(The cereal box is shown in the ATTACHMENT)

The surface area of a rectangular prism can be found by added the areas of all 6 sides of the rectangular prism.

L = length = 20 cm

H = height = 30 cm

W = Width = 5 cm

Side 1:

A(1) = L×H

A(1) = 20×30

A(1) = 600 cm²

Side 2:

As the measurements of the side at the back of side 1 has the same measurement of side 1. then:

A(2) = 600 cm²

Side 3:

A(3) = L×W

A(3) = 20×5

A(3) = 100 cm²

Side 4:

As the measurements of the side at the back of side 4 has the same measurement of side 4. then:

A(4) = 100 cm²

Side 5:

A(5) = H×W

A(5) = 30×5

A(5) = 150 cm²

Side 6:

As the measurements of the side at the back of side 5 has the same measurement of side 5. then:

A(6) = 150 cm²

Surface Area:

Adding areas of all the sides

A(1) + A(2) + A(3) +A(4) + A(5) + A(6) = 600 + 600 + 100 +100 + 150 +150

Surface Area = 1700 cm²

Answer 2

620 centimeters squared