To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, you need to find the areas of all six faces and then add them together.
Front face area: 12 inches x 3 inches = 36 square inches
Back face area: 12 inches x 3 inches = 36 square inches
Top face area: 12 inches x 5 inches = 60 square inches
Bottom face area: 12 inches x 5 inches = 60 square inches
Right face area: 5 inches x 3 inches = 15 square inches
Left face area: 5 inches x 3 inches = 15 square inches
Adding up all the areas: 36 + 36 + 60 + 60 + 15 + 15 = 222
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular prism is 222 square inches.
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An illustration shows a rectangular prism with length 12 inches, width 5 inches, and height 3 inches. The top, front, and right faces are visible. The edges that are not visible are represented by dashed lines.
Solve for the surface area of the rectangular prism.
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222 square inches
111 square inches
270 square inches
180 square inches
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