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Surface area adds every face.

A rectangular prism net has 6 rectangular faces.

A net is the surface laid flat. Its area is the surface area. The number of faces is not the area, and the volume is not the area.

Problem 1 of 4. A short entry task, a model, guided examples, then a new independent try. Frames are optional.

A rectangular prism is 6 by 4 by 3. What is the surface area of its net?

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