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Surface area of a rectangular prism worksheet generator

This generator makes surface area of rectangular prism worksheets with labeled 3D drawings. Students find the total area of all six faces.

Surface area of rectangular prismsLetter 8.5 × 11 in · answer key on the last page
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Surface area of rectangular prisms
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Find the surface area of each prism. SA = 2(lw + lh + wh).

  1. 1.
    2 cm3 cm6 cm
    Surface area =
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    7 in10 in7 in
    Surface area =
  3. 3.
    8 ft2 ft3 ft
    Surface area =
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    4 ft2 ft4 ft
    Surface area =
  5. 5.
    12 in8 in6 in
    Surface area =
  6. 6.
    7 m6 m4 m
    Surface area =
  7. 7.
    11 m4 m6 m
    Surface area =
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    5 m8 m4 m
    Surface area =
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    2 cm3 cm7 cm
    Surface area =
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Surface area of rectangular prisms
Answer key
  1. 1.2, 6, 372 cm²
  2. 2.7, 7, 10378 in²
  3. 3.8, 3, 292 ft²
  4. 4.4, 4, 264 ft²
  5. 5.12, 6, 8432 in²
  6. 6.7, 4, 6188 m²
  7. 7.11, 6, 4268 m²
  8. 8.5, 4, 8184 m²
  9. 9.2, 7, 382 cm²
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About this worksheet

A rectangular prism has three pairs of matching faces, so SA = 2(lw + lh + wh). Unfolding a cereal box into its net shows the six rectangles clearly.

Teaching tip

Have students list the three face areas before doubling. Missing one pair of faces is the most common error.

How to use the generator

Change the settings and the sheet updates as you go. New worksheet gives a fresh set of problems with a new answer key. Print or save PDF opens your browser's print window: pick Letter paper and 100% scale, or Save as PDF to keep a copy.