Which of the following is a situation where finding the surface area would be appropriate?

Determining how much stucco is needed to stucco the walls and roof of a building.

Determining how much paint is needed to entirely paint a pyramid-shaped ornament.

Determining how much water is needed to fill a rectangular tank.

Determining how much paint is needed to paint the walls of your bedroom.

Question

Which of the following is a situation where finding the surface area would be appropriate?

 Determining how much stucco is needed to stucco the walls and roof of a building.

 Determining how much paint is needed to entirely paint a pyramid-shaped ornament.

 Determining how much water is needed to fill a rectangular tank.

 Determining how much paint is needed to paint the walls of your bedroom.

anonymous · Answer

Ask yourself, "What is surface area?"

anonymous · Answer

Area Surface

sarahc · Answer

the sum of all areas of the shapes surface

anonymous · Answer

So. Where do you need to know about surface area?

sarahc · Answer

the ornament one?

anonymous · Answer

Yes. How about any of the others?

sarahc · Answer

no ? maybe the bedroom walls..

anonymous · Answer

Well, I am uncertain, to be quite honest. Is this a question where there is only one possible answer or multiple possible answers?

sarahc · Answer

yes only one

anonymous · Answer

Your answer is the only one, then.

anonymous · Answer

You are correct.

sarahc · Answer

Okay...are you sure?

anonymous · Answer

yes there is only one answer and it's the pyramid

anonymous · Answer

surface area covers all of the sides... in the other two examples, you don't cover the roof/floors or both

sarahc · Answer

thanks!