Geometry and TrigonometryMediumSurface area of a box
Geometry and Trigonometry practice question
A closed rectangular box measures 3 by 4 by 5 centimetres. What is its total surface area, in square centimetres?
Answer: 94
2(12 + 20 + 15) = 94.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 47
- 47 counts each face once.
- If you answered 48
- 48 adds 12 + 20 + 15 and then errs; the sum is 47 and it must be doubled.
- If you answered 60
- 60 is the volume.
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