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Show all of your work.  \nRemember: Surface area of a rectangular prism: SA = 2(lw + lh + wh) . Think of it as the total area of all 6 faces.  \nFor a cube with edge s: SA = 6s² .  \n1. A gift box is 7 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How much wrapping paper is needed to cover it exactly?  \nShow your work:  \n2. A rectangular gift box measures 9 cm by 6 cm by 4 cm. What is the minimum amount of wrapping paper needed?  \nShow your work:  \n3. A square-based gift box has a 10 cm by 10 cm base and is 5 cm tall. Find the surface area.  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n4. A large gift box is 12 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How much wrapping paper is needed?  \nShow your work:  \n5. A gift package measures 14 cm by 9 cm by 5 cm. Find the surface area.  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n6. A small gift box is 6 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 4 cm tall. What is the surface area?  \nShow your work:  \nChallenge Problem  \n7. A cube-shaped gift box has edges of 8 cm.  \na) What is the surface area?  \nb) If ribbon runs along every edge of the box, what is the total length of ribbon needed?  \nShow your work:  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \n1.) 1. ) Answer: 142 sq in | Steps: SA = 2(7×5 + 7×3 + 5×3) = 2(35+21+15) = 2(71) = 142 sq in  \n2.) 2. ) Answer: 228 sq cm | Steps: SA = 2(9×6 + 9×4 + 6×4) = 2(54+36+24) = 2(114) = 228 sq cm  \n3.) 3. ) Answer: 400 sq cm | Steps: SA = 2(10×10 + 10×5 + 10×5) = 2(100+50+50) = 2(200) = 400 sq cm  \n4.) 4. ) Answer: 432 sq in | Steps: SA = 2(12×8 + 12×6 + 8×6) = 2(96+72+48) = 2(216) = 432 sq in  \n5.) 5. ) Answer: 482 sq cm | Steps: SA = 2(14×9 + 14×5 + 9×5) = 2(126+70+45) = 2(241) = 482 sq cm  \n6.) 6. ) Answer: 128 sq cm | Steps: SA = 2(6×4 + 6×4 + 4×4) = 2(24+24+16) = 2(64) = 128 sq cm  \n7.) 7 (Challenge) . )  \na) Answer: SA = 384 sq cm  \nb) Ribbon = 96 cm  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)","cbCaim6pZI1YliKc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim6pZI1YliKc","pdf",1288887,"English","# Gift Wrapping Directions\n## Rectangular Prism Word Problems\n## Square-Based Gift Box and Cube Challenge\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What formula should you use for the surface area of a rectangular prism?\",\"answer\":\"Use SA = 2(lw + lh + wh), which equals the total area of all 6 faces.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you find the surface area of a cube?\",\"answer\":\"For a cube with edge length s, use SA = 6s².\"},{\"question\":\"What does the challenge problem ask you to compute for a cube-shaped gift box?\",\"answer\":\"It asks for the cube’s surface area and the total length of ribbon needed along every edge.\"}]","Surface Area Word Problems (A) - Gift Wrapping - Practice Problems | PDF",1790138283]