The formula for the surface area of a cube is below, where s represents the length of a side of the cube. What is the surface area of a cube with sides 4.5 centimeters long?
A = 6s^2
The formula has a ‘times 6’ because….
A = 6 s^2
A = 6 x 4.5^2
A = 6 x 20.25
A = 121.50 cm^2