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An illustration shows a cube with side 1.5 meters. The top, front, and right faces are visible. The edges that are not visible are represented by dashed lines.

What is the surface area of the cube?

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Responses

18 square meters
18 square meters

4.5 square meters
4.5 square meters

27 square meters
27 square meters

13.5 square meters

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To find the surface area of a cube, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Surface Area} = 6 \times \text{side}^2 \]

In this case, the side length of the cube is 1.5 meters. First, calculate the area of one face:

\[ \text{Area of one face} = \text{side}^2 = (1.5 , \text{m})^2 = 2.25 , \text{m}^2 \]

Now, to find the total surface area:

\[ \text{Surface Area} = 6 \times 2.25 , \text{m}^2 = 13.5 , \text{m}^2 \]

Therefore, the surface area of the cube is 13.5 square meters.