Question

Abby is painting two cubes for an art project.
Cube 1: side length = 3 feet
Cube 2: side length = 2 feet
The surface area of a cube is 6s², where s is the length of one side.
Find the total surface area that Abby will paint.

1. Find the surface area of cube 1. Show your work, and include units with your answer.




2. Find the surface area of cube 2. Show your work, and include units with your answer.




3. What is the total area Abby will paint?

Answer 1

1: 56. 3 squared is 9, times 6 is 56.
2: 24. 2 squared is 4, times 6 is 24.
3: 80. 56+24=80.