Question

What is the total surface area of the rectangular prism below in square meters? (Try drawing the net

of the prism if needed.)
5 m
4
2 m
3
m

Answer 1

Answer: The surface area (SA) would be 62 m.

Step-by-step explanation: The formula for surface area of a rectangular prism is SA= 2(length × width + height × length + width × height). We can substitute the length, width and height into the problem and get

SA= 2(3×5 + 2×5 + 3×2). Using the order of operations (PEMDAS) we can simplify the problem down to SA= 2(15 + 10 + 6), then add up what is in the parentheses and get SA= 2(31), and 2×31=62.