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Cuboid
Surface Area of a Cuboid
Total Surface Area of a Cuboid
Lateral Surface Area of a Cuboid

Cuboid
A cuboid is a three-dimensional geometric shape formed by extending a two-
dimensional rectangle in one direction. The 6 rectangles used to form a cuboid
geometric shape are aligned at right angles to each other.

Vertices, Edges and Faces of a Cuboid

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It has 12 edges.
It has 8 vertices
It has 6 faces.

Surface Area of a Cuboid

The surface area of a cuboid is the total area covered by all of its surfaces, and since
the cuboid is the 3-D form of a rectangle, therefore, along with length and breadth, the
height of the cuboid is also involved in finding the surface area.

Formula of Surface Area of Cuboid

A cuboid has two kinds of surface area. They are:
1. Total surface area of a cuboid
2. Lateral or curved surface area of a cuboid

Total Surface Area of a Cuboid

The total surface area of a cuboid is the area of all 6 rectangular faces of the cuboid.

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Formula of Total Surface Area of a Cuboid

Total Surface Area = 2(lw + wh + hl)

Where:
l = Length of the cuboid
w = Width of the cuboid
h = Height of the cuboid

Lateral Surface Area (LSA) or

Curved Surface Area(CSA) of a
Cuboid
The lateral/Curved surface area of a cuboid is the sum of the area of all the faces of the
cuboid except the top and bottom faces (the base and the lid). It is the area of the four
walls of the cuboid.

Formula of Lateral Surface Area of a Cuboid

Lateral/Curved Surface Area of Cuboid = 2lh + 2wh = 2 h (l + w)

Where:
l = Length of the cuboid
w = Width of the cuboid
h = Height of the cuboid

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Worksheet of Surface Area of Cuboid

Solved Questions on Surface Area of a

Cuboid
1. A cuboid has a length of 5 cm, width of 3 cm and a height of 4 cm. What is the total
surface area of a cuboid?

a) 94 cm2
b) 169 cm2
c) 196 cm2
d) 223 cm2

Answer: a) 

Explanation: Total Surface area of cuboid = 2 (lw + wh + lh)

Total Surface area of cuboid = 2(5 x 3 + 3 x 4 + 5 x 4)
= 2(15 + 12 + 20)
= 2 x 47 = 94 cm2

2. Determine the lateral surface area of a cuboid if its length, breadth, and height are 15
cm, 8 cm, and 12 cm, respectively.

a) 240 cm²
b) 344 cm²
c) 416 cm²
d) 552 cm²

Answer: d) 552 cm²

Explanation: Lateral surface area of a cuboid = 2h(l + b)

= 2 × 12 (15 + 8)
= 24 × 23 = 552 cm²

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Hence, the lateral surface area of the given cuboid is 552 cm².

3. A cuboid has a lateral surface area of 1750 cm². If the length is 20 cm and the width
is 15 cm, what is the height of the cuboid?

a) 20 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 10 cm
d) 25 cm

Answer: d) 25 cm

Explanation: Lateral surface area of a cuboid = 2h(l + b)

1750 = 2h (20 + 15)
1750 = 2h(35)
h = 25 cm

4. A cuboid has dimensions of length 10 cm, width 8 cm, and height 6 cm. What is its
lateral surface area and total surface area?

a) 168 cm2, 176 cm2

b) 208 cm2, 276 cm2
c) 210 cm2, 306 cm2
d) 216 cm2, 376 cm2

Answer: d) 216 cm2, 376 cm2

Explanation: Lateral surface area of a cuboid = 2h(l + b)

= 2 x 6(10 + 8)
= 216 cm2

Total surface area of cuboid = 2 (length x width + width x height + length x height)
= 2(10 x 8 + 8 x 6 + 10 x 6)
= 376 cm2

5. The length, breadth and height of a cuboid are 8 cm, 6 cm and 4 cm respectively. Find
its (i) Total surface area, (ii) Lateral surface area.

a) i. 208 cm2 , ii. 112 cm2

b) i. 115 cm2 , ii. 102 cm2

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c) i. 106 cm2 , ii. 100 cm2

d) i. 104 cm2 , ii. 98 cm2

Answer: a) i. 208 cm2, ii. 112 cm2

Explanation: i. Surface area = 2(lb + bh + hl)

= 2(8 × 6 + 6 × 4 + 4 × 8) cm2
= 2(48 + 24 + 32) cm2
= 208 cm2

ii. Lateral surface area = 2(l + b)h

= 2(8 + 6) × 4 cm2
= 2(14) × 4 cm2
= 28 × 4 cm2
= 112 cm2

Practice Questions on Surface Area of Cuboid

1. The dimensions of a cuboid are given as follows: Length = 10 cm, Width = 5 cm,
Height = 9 cm.
Find the lateral surface area of the cuboid.

a) 459 cm2
b) 270 cm2
c) 159 cm2
d) 96 cm2

Answer: b) 270 cm2

2. Find the total surface area of a cuboid with dimensions 8 cm by 6 cm by 5 cm.

a) 493 cm2
b) 354 cm2
c) 295 cm2
d) 236 cm2

Answer: d) 236 cm2

3. The length, width and height of a cuboid are 10 cm, 8 cm and 7 cm respectively. Find
the lateral surface area of a cuboid.

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a) 252 cm2
b) 292 cm2
c) 302 cm2
d) 392 cm2

Answer: a) 252 cm2

4. If the total surface area of a cuboid whose length is equal to 12 cm and breadth is
equal to 9 cm is equal to 468 cm2 then find the height of the cuboid.

a) 5 cm
b) 6 cm
c) 7 cm
d) 9 cm

Answer: b) 6 cm

5. Find the total surface area and lateral surface area of a cardboard box whose
dimensions are length = 3 m, breadth = 2 m and height = 1 m.

a) 22 m2, 10 m2
b) 12 m2, 10 m2
c) 22 m2, 20 m2
d) 32 m2, 10 m2

Answer: a) 22 m2, 10 m2

6. Rex has made a cuboid out of paper, If the length is 10 cm, width is 12 cm and height
is 15 cm. What is the lateral surface area of the cuboid?

a) 270 cm2
b) 389 cm2
c) 489 cm2
d) 660 cm2

Answer: d) 660 cm2

7. The total surface area of a cuboid is 126 ft2. If the cuboid’s length and height are 6 ft
and 3 ft, find the width of the cuboid.

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a) 5 ft
b) 6 ft
c) 7 ft
d) 8 ft

Answer: a) 5 ft

8. A cuboid has a length of 6 cm, a width of 4 cm, and a height of 3 cm. Find the total
surface area.

a) 118 cm2
b) 108 cm2
c) 96 cm2
d) 75 cm2

Answer: b) 108 cm2

9. The total surface area of a cuboid is 664 m2. If the cuboid's width and height are 8
meters and 10 meters, what is the length of the cuboid?

a) 7 m
b) 9 m
c) 11 m
d) 14 m

Answer: d)  14 m

10. The length, breadth, and height of a cuboid are 16 cm, 14 cm and 10 cm respectively.
Find the total surface area of the cuboid.

a) 1048 cm2
b) 1248 cm2
c) 1438 cm2
d) 1482 cm2

Answer: a) 1048 cm2

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