Nets and surface area
Grade 6 Math Worksheet
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Luz's button box is 6 cm long, 4 cm wide and 3 cm tall. The buttons rattle. What is its surface area in square cm?
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Net of the box on a grid, each square 1 cm by 1 cm
a row of four rectangles (7 by 2, 5 by 2, 7 by 2 and 5 by 2) with a rectangle 7 by 5 joined above the first and another joined below it.
Milo's treasure box is 7 cm long, 5 cm wide and 2 cm tall. Something shiny is inside. What is its surface area in square cm?
Net of the box on a grid, each square 1 in by 1 in
a row of four rectangles (9 by 2, 4 by 2, 9 by 2 and 4 by 2) with a rectangle 9 by 4 joined above the first and another joined below it.
Pia's cookie box is 9 in long, 4 in wide and 2 in tall. Cookie alert! What is its surface area in square in?
Ren's pencil box is 10 cm long, 6 cm wide and 3 cm tall. Every pencil is sharp. What is its surface area in square cm?
Tala's cardboard pyramid is a square pyramid, base 10 cm by 10 cm. Each of its 4 triangle faces has base 10 cm and height 8 cm. What is its surface area in square cm?
Zee's mini pyramid is a square pyramid, base 5 cm by 5 cm. Each of its 4 triangle faces has base 5 cm and height 4 cm. What is its surface area in square cm?
Ari's poster pyramid is a square pyramid, base 12 cm by 12 cm. Each of its 4 triangle faces has base 12 cm and height 7 cm. What is its surface area in square cm?
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Four nets, A to D, drawn on a grid with squares 1 cm by 1 cm, as described in the answer choices.
Esme sketches four nets for a craft project. The pencil has a big eraser. Which of these nets folds into a cube?
- a 2 by 2 block of squares with 1 square to the left of it and 1 square to the right of it
- a row of 4 squares with 2 squares above it, over the 1st and the 4th squares
- a row of 4 squares with 1 square above the 2nd square and 1 square below the 3rd
- a row of 5 squares with 1 square above the 2nd square
Kira sees four nets on the board. The chalk squeaks. Which of these nets folds into a cube?
- a row of 5 squares with 1 square above the 2nd square
- a row of 4 squares with 1 square above the 1st square and 1 square below the 4th
- a 2 by 2 block of squares with 1 square to the left of it and 1 square to the right of it
- a row of 4 squares with 2 squares below it, under the 2nd and the 3rd squares
Luz plans a paper model. The paper is perfectly flat. Which of these nets folds into a cube?
- a 2 by 2 block of squares with 1 square to the left of it and 1 square to the right of it
- a row of 5 squares with 1 square below the 4th square
- a row of 4 squares with 1 square above the 1st square and 1 square below the 3rd
- a row of 4 squares with 2 squares above it, over the 1st and the 4th squares