Picture a 6 inch x 9 inch rectangular cake that is 2 inches tall. If you cover the cake with frosting excluding (2 points)

Question

the bottom, what is the surface area of the cake that will be covered with frosting?

Answer 1

The surface area of the rectangular cake is:

2(6 x 2) + 2(9 x 2) + 2(6 x 9) = 12 + 36 + 108 = 156 square inches

Since we are excluding the bottom, the surface area that will be covered with frosting is:

156 - 54 = 102 square inches

Therefore, the surface area of the cake that will be covered with frosting is 102 square inches.