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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Surface Area of Prisms

Question 8 • FL-1205040-M/J Grade 7 Mathematics B -GF

The more surface area an ice cube has, the more quickly it melts to cool a beverage. Mark states that the ideal ice cube would be a prism that is a perfect cube of dimensions 2 by 2 by 2. Denise thinks that the prism should be more flat, with dimensions of 1 by 2 by 4. Which rectangular prism gives the greatest surface area, making for a better ice cube?

Answer
A
Mark’s cube will have the greatest surface area.
B
The two prisms will have the same surface area.
C
There is no way to calculate the surface area of each prism.
D
Denise’s prism will have the greatest surface area.
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