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Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes — Easy Worksheet 1
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Each small cube is 1 unit on a side. Count every outside square face, including the ones you cannot see (bottom, back and left). There are no hidden holes.
How to solve
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
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Each cube is 1 in on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square inches.
Answer: 10
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💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
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Each cube is 1 m on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square meters.
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💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
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Each cube is 1 cm on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square centimeters.
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💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
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Each cube is 1 ft on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square feet.
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💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
Try a similar one
Each cube is 1 m on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square meters.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
Try a similar one
Each cube is 1 ft on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square feet.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
Try a similar one
Each cube is 1 cm on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square centimeters.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
Try a similar one
Each cube is 1 m on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square meters.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
✓ Correct!
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💡 How to solve: Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes
Surface area is the number of outside squares. Look from all six directions: top, bottom, front, back, left and right, and count the squares you would see from each. Top and bottom match, front and back match, and left and right match, so (top + front + right) × 2 works for boxes and staircases. A row of 3 cubes: top 3, front 3, right 1 → (3 + 3 + 1) × 2 = 14 square units.
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Each cube is 1 in on a side. Find the surface area of the solid in square inches.
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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Surface Area of Shapes Made of Cubes — Easy Worksheet 1
Each small cube is 1 unit on a side. Count every outside square face, including the ones you cannot see (bottom, back and left). There are no hidden holes.