Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms Practice
Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a two-dimensional net of a rectangular prism composed of 6 rectangles.
The net of a rectangular prism is shown. What is the surface area of the rectangular prism?
(1 point)
Responses
212 in.2
212 in.2
75 in.2
75 in.2
150 in.2
150 in.2
123 in.2
212 in.2
is 212 in.2 the right answer ?
Apologies for the error in my previous response. Let's review the options together based on the net of the rectangular prism:
Looking at the net of the rectangular prism, we can identify the following dimensions for each rectangle:
- The front and back faces: 3 units x 5 units = 15 units² each
- The top and bottom faces: 3 units x 4 units = 12 units² each
- The two side faces: 5 units x 4 units = 20 units² each
To find the total surface area, we add the areas of all these faces together:
Front + Back + Top + Bottom + 2(Side1 + Side2)
= 15 + 15 + 12 + 12 + (20 + 20)
= 30 + 24 + 40
= 94 units²
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular prism is 94 units². Since this number was not among the original multiple-choice options, it seems there may have been some confusion in the provided answers.