Handout on surface area of a Cuboid

To calculate the surface area of the cuboid we need to first calculate the area of each face and the
add up all the areas to get the total surface area.

Total area of top and bottom surfaces is lw + lw = 2lw

Total area of front and back surfaces is lh + lh = 2lh
Total area of the two side surfaces is wh + wh = 2wh

Surface area of cuboid = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh = 2(lw + lh + wh)

Word Problems on surface area of a Cuboid
1. A rectangular prism has a width of 10 cm, a height of 3 cm and a depth of 7 cm. What is
the surface area of the prism?

2. What is the surface area of a figure that is 6 inches wide, 4 inches tall and 5 inches long?

3. Find the lateral surface area and the total surface area of a cuboid whose dimensions are
26 m,14 m and 6.5 m

4. At an ice carving competition, each carver starts with a block of ice with the dimensions
shown. The block is wrapped in a special reflective material to keep it from melting
before the competition starts.

How much reflective material is needed to cover the block completely, without any
overlaps?
How many square feet of cardboard does Jessica need to make a rectangular prism with length of
16 inches, width of 9 inches and height of 4 inches?

How much gift wrap is needed to cover a box which measures 3 feet by 2 feet by 3 feet?

Kissie needs to paint a rectangular prism. The prism has a length of 25mm, a width of 15mm and
a height of 9mm. what is the total surface area that Kissie needs to paint.