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MF.GM.5 Standard MF-052-A05-V03

Find and interpret surface area of prisms and cylinders.

Use prism surface area for covering

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A company is making a triangular-prism package. \(\text{Each}~\text{triangular}~\text{end}\) is an equilateral triangle with side length \(6~\text{centimeters}\), and the package is \(10~\text{centimeters}\) long. A paper label will cover only the \(\text{three}~\text{rectangular}~\text{side}~\text{faces}\), not the \(\text{two}~\text{triangular}~\text{ends}\). How many square centimeters of label material are needed?

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Curriculum context
Standard
MF.GM.5
Category
Geometry and Measurement
Domain
Three-Dimensional Measurement
Objective
Find and interpret surface area of prisms and cylinders.
Problem type
Use prism surface area for covering