Question

The net of a solid figure is shown below:

Which calculation will give the total surface area of the solid figure? (1 point)

1) 5.6.6 square inches
2) 6.5.5 square inches
3) 6.5.5.5 square inches
4) 5.6.6.6 square inches

Answer 1

Answer: 6*5*5 (choice B)

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Step-by-step explanation:

Each square has a side length of 5 inches, so each square has area 5*5 = 25 square inches. We have 6 such squares to give a total surface area of 6*25 = 150 square inches.

Effectively, this is the same as using the formula below

S = 6x^2

S = 6*5^2

S = 6*5*5

S = 150

x = 5 refers to the side length and S is the surface area. It might help to cut the figure from the paper, and fold it up and you should find that a 3D box will form. There are 6 faces with area of 5*5 each, hence the 6*5*5