Surface area word problems about wrapping and painting boxes

Decide which faces are covered or painted, then find their total area. If the question gives a price per square unit, multiply by it.

1. Omar paints the outside of a box that is 5 ft long, 2 ft wide and 6 ft tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. How many square feet are painted?
2. Noah paints the outside of a box that is 3 m long, 3 m wide and 4 m tall. The box has a lid, so all six faces are painted. How many square metres are painted?
3. Zoe paints the outside of a box that is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 2 m tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. How many square metres are painted?
4. Lena wraps a gift box that is 2 in long, 2 in wide and 4 in tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square inches of paper are needed?
5. Lena paints the outside of a box that is 4 ft long, 2 ft wide and 4 ft tall. The box has a lid, so all six faces are painted. How many square feet are painted?
6. Zoe paints the outside of a box that is 10 m long, 3 m wide and 3 m tall. The box has a lid, so all six faces are painted. How many square metres are painted?
7. Jack paints the outside of a box that is 6 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. How many square metres are painted?
8. Lena wraps a gift box that is 2 cm long, 2 cm wide and 6 cm tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square centimetres of paper are needed?
9. Omar paints the outside of a box that is 2 m long, 8 m wide and 8 m tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. Paint costs £5 for each square metre. What is the total cost, in pounds?
10. Lena wraps a gift box that is 5 in long, 5 in wide and 8 in tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square inches of paper are needed?
11. Jack paints the outside of a box that is 10 ft long, 10 ft wide and 10 ft tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. Paint costs £6 for each square foot. What is the total cost, in pounds?
12. Ana wraps a gift box that is 7 cm long, 4 cm wide and 2 cm tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square centimetres of paper are needed?
13. Ana wraps a gift box that is 10 in long, 9 in wide and 4 in tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square inches of paper are needed?
14. Ana paints the outside of a box that is 5 m long, 7 m wide and 4 m tall. The box has a lid, so all six faces are painted. Paint costs £9 for each square metre. What is the total cost, in pounds?
15. Noah wraps a gift box that is 6 cm long, 8 cm wide and 4 cm tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square centimetres of paper are needed?
16. Sam paints the outside of a box that is 10 m long, 5 m wide and 5 m tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. How many square metres are painted?
17. Jack paints the outside of a box that is 11 m long, 2 m wide and 10 m tall. The box has a lid, so all six faces are painted. Paint costs £8 for each square metre. What is the total cost, in pounds?
18. Ravi paints the outside of a box that is 5 ft long, 16 ft wide and 19 ft tall. The box has no lid, so only the bottom and four sides are painted. Paint costs £3 for each square foot. What is the total cost, in pounds?
19. Noah paints the outside of a box that is 14 m long, 8 m wide and 4 m tall. The box has a lid, so all six faces are painted. How many square metres are painted?
20. Sam wraps a gift box that is 10 cm long, 10 cm wide and 3 cm tall. The paper covers the whole box with no overlap. How many square centimetres of paper are needed?