Question

Which quantity and 3-dimensional shape would best model the following:

* How much wrapping paper it would take to cover a telescope
pick one of the following
volume of a cone
volume of a triangular prism
surface area of a cone
surface area of a cylinder

Answer 1

The best quantity and 3-dimensional shape to model how much wrapping paper it would take to cover a telescope is the surface area of a cone.

A telescope is a cone-shaped object, so the surface area of the cone would be the total area of the wrapping paper needed to cover it.