A prism has a surface area of 50 mm2.

Which sentence describes the effect of measuring the surface area in square centimeters?

A.
The surface area stays the same, but the number representing the surface area increases.

B.
The surface area stays the same, but the number representing the surface area decreases.

C.
The surface area increases.

D.
The surface area decreases.

Question

A prism has a surface area of 50 mm2. 

Which sentence describes the effect of measuring the surface area in square centimeters?
	
	
 
A.
	The surface area stays the same, but the number representing the surface area increases.
	
 
B.
	The surface area stays the same, but the number representing the surface area decreases.
	
 
C.
	The surface area increases.
	
 
D.
	The surface area decreases.

anonymous · Answer

Think, are centimeters bigger or smaller than millimeters?  Would you need more or less to cover the same area?

anonymous · Answer

well i know i might be late but it would be c due to the fact that cm are smaller than mm but the overall area it covers will stay the same