Name _________________________________________________

Exploring Surface Area

Evans Cheese Shop sells a variety of cheeses in all shapes and sizes. Evan has just received a shipment of cheese. He wants to cut it into different sized pieces, so he can wrap it and sell it. Find the surface area of each piece of cheese. 1.
8 cm 4 cm 5 cm

Surface area: _______________

2.
3 cm 4.5 cm 6.5 cm

Surface area: _______________

3.
10 cm 9 cm 9 cm

Surface area: _______________

4.
2.25 cm 9 cm 10 cm

Surface area: _______________

6. Which of the two boxes has a greater surface area? ________ A.

8 ft 3 ft 5 ft 2 ft

7. Which of the two boxes has a greater surface area? ________ A. B.

2m 2m 2m 1m

B.
7 ft 6 ft

1m 2m

Scott Foresman Addison Wesley 5

5. Evan uses sheets of waxed paper to wrap the blocks of cheese. Each sheet has an area of 500 cm2. Which blocks of cheese can he wrap with these sheets? __________________

Name _________________________________________________

Exploring Surface Area

Evans Cheese Shop sells a variety of cheeses in all shapes and sizes. Evan has just received a shipment of cheese. He wants to cut it into different sized pieces, so he can wrap it and sell it. Find the surface area of each piece of cheese. 1.
8 cm 4 cm 5 cm

184 cm2 Surface area: _______________

2.
3 cm 4.5 cm 6.5 cm

124.5 cm2 Surface area: _______________

3.
10 cm 9 cm 9 cm

522 cm2 Surface area: _______________

4.
2.25 cm 9 cm 10 cm

265.5 cm2 Surface area: _______________

6. Which of the two boxes has a

7. Which of the two boxes has a

A greater surface area? ________

A.
8 ft 3 ft 5 ft 2 ft

same greater surface area? ________

A. B.
2m 2m 2m 1m

B.
7 ft 6 ft

1m 2m

Scott Foresman Addison Wesley 5

5. Evan uses sheets of waxed paper to wrap the blocks of cheese. Each sheet has an area of 500 cm2. Which 1, 2, and 4 blocks of cheese can he wrap with these sheets? __________________