document.write( "Question 994400: I need to find the surface area of a 11 by 8 piece of paper when rolled into a cylinder. \n" ); document.write( "
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Hi there,
\n" ); document.write( "If you think of a cylinder being
\n" ); document.write( "cut down one side and opened, it would become
\n" ); document.write( "a rectangle.
\n" ); document.write( "The circumference of the cylinder
\n" ); document.write( "would become either the 11 or the 8.
\n" ); document.write( "The height of the cylinder would be either
\n" ); document.write( "the 11 or the 8.
\n" ); document.write( "So the surface area of the outside would
\n" ); document.write( "equal 11 x 8 = 96 square units.
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-)
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