To find the surface area of a cube, you can use the formula:
\[ \text{Surface Area} = 6s^2 \]
where \( s \) is the length of one side of the cube.
Given that each side of the cube is \( 5 , \text{cm} \), we can plug that value into the formula:
\[ \text{Surface Area} = 6(5 , \text{cm})^2 = 6(25 , \text{cm}^2) = 150 , \text{cm}^2 \]
Thus, the surface area of the cube is \( 150 , \text{cm}^2 \).