Which of the following is a situation where finding the surface area would be appropriate?
• determining how much water is needed to fill a rectangular tank
• determining how much paint is needed to paint the walls of your bedroom
• 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

Question

Which of the following is a situation where finding the surface area would be appropriate?  
•	 determining how much water is needed to fill a rectangular tank
•	 determining how much paint is needed to paint the walls of your bedroom
•	 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

anonymous · Answer

i believe it is the last one because all of the other ones neglect at least one side of the shape the only one that wants you to find the total area of the specified object is the pyramid ornament