Question

A prism has a surface area of 75 ft2.

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









A.
The surface area decreases.







B.
The surface area increases.







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







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

Answer 1

I think it is c

Answer 2

@ggw513

Answer 3

That would be D, actually. You were on the right track when you said that the area doesn't actually change- however you got the unit sizes mixed up.

Answer 4

I will say, the surface area will stay the same. Now, the determining factor is, if you have one large chocolate bar, or the same size chocolate bar broken up into 12 pieces, will you have more pieces with the whole bar or the broken up bar?

Answer 5

Ft is larger than inches, so if you were to convert your old measurement into the new measurement, you'd get a larger number.

Answer 6

^ that's a good analogy @sleepyjess

Answer 7

Like I said before, it's like how it takes 60 minutes to equal 1 hour because minutes are smaller than hours.

Answer 8

So even though you have the same amount of chocolate, if you have 2 chocolate bars, you'll have 24 pieces, or 2 bars. The pieces will always be more than the whole. Same with feet and inches, 1 foot = 12 inches, so there will always be more inches than feet.

Answer 9

Hopefully my jibber-jabbering makes sense :)

Answer 10

ok thx @ggw513 and @sleepyjess

Answer 11

No problem :)

Answer 12

Please close this question

Answer 13

I do