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Maths · Grade 6 · Set B
Nets and Surfaces
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Remember: A net is a solid unfolded flat. Add the areas of its faces to get the surface area.

Which solid?

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A net is a solid unfolded flat. This net of 6 squares folds into which solid?
A
B
C
2
A net has four triangles. Which solid does it fold into?
triangular pyramidsquare pyramidcubetriangular prism
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A net has 2 triangles and 3 rectangles. How many faces does the solid have? Answer:
4
This net folds into a cube.
TrueFalse
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Which net folds into a cube?
A
B
C

Faces and surface area

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The top of this box is 5 long and 2 wide. Each cube is 1 unit. What is the area of the top face, in square units? Answer:
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How many faces of this box are 4 by 2? Answer:
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Join each solid to the faces on its net.
  1. 1box
  2. 2triangular prism
  3. 3cube
  4. 4triangular pyramid
  • A4 triangles
  • B2 triangles and 3 rectangles
  • C6 equal squares
  • D6 rectangles
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The net of this box has 3 pairs of matching faces, listed below. Add the area of all six faces. What is the surface area? Answer:
10
Zed paints every face of a cube. Each edge is 5 centimeters long. How many square centimeters does he paint? Answer:

Stretch

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A cube has an edge of 7 cm. Which calculation gives its surface area?
7 × 7 × 74 × 7 × 76 × 76 × 7 × 7
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Use the net of this box to find its surface area, in square units. Answer:
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Explain why a net with 5 squares in a row cannot fold into a cube.
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