Question

Artie made a solid wooden block as shown in the diagram below. He will paint all surfaces of the block.
What will be the total painted surface area of the block?

Answer 1

now instead of doing volume, we are doing area

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

now instead of using three number times each other we use two

Answer 4

because it is squared

Answer 5

correct!

Answer 6

there are 6 "faces" to that shape

Answer 7

we need to find the area of each one then add them all together

Answer 8

k...

Answer 9

you find regular area, right?

Answer 10

like 12 times 4=48?

Answer 11

yep thats the first one

Answer 12

5 more...

Answer 13

there are two trapezoids...

Answer 14

correct

Answer 15

and three other rectangles...

Answer 16

lets do the three rectangle first..

Answer 17

so another 12 times 4=48?

Answer 18

48+48=96

Answer 19

nope

Answer 20

oh man

Answer 21

wheres the other 12 x 4???

Answer 22

I thought it would magically appear on the other side...

Answer 23

nope its slanted so its longer

Answer 24

but they tell you what it is

Answer 25

12 times 5?

Answer 26

correct!

Answer 27

12 times 5=60+48=108

Answer 28

good

Answer 29

12 times 7=84?

Answer 30

yes

Answer 31

84+108=192

Answer 32

yep

Answer 33

12 times 10=120?

Answer 34

yes

Answer 35

120+192=312

Answer 36

correct

Answer 37

now the two trapezoids

Answer 38

the leg of the first trapezoid is 5 while the base is 10?

Answer 39

at least one of the bases...

Answer 40

no

Answer 41

one leg is 10.. but the other is...

Answer 42

5 is the base then?

Answer 43

are there two legs or two bases?

Answer 44

5 is the slant

Answer 45

5 is the height?

Answer 46

on the other side of the shape they give us the other two dimensions...

Answer 47

7 is the other leg?

Answer 48

yes!