Area, SMB-035 The surface area of a brick is given by the rule: total surface area = 2 × [(width × height) + (width × length) + (height × length)] The brick shown has a total surface area of 982 square centimetres. What is the width of the brick? (2 marks) --- 5 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) --- Show Answers Only `10.5\ text(cm)` Show Worked Solution `text(Let)\ \ w = text(width of the brick)` `text(Surface Area)` `= 2 xx [8w + 22w + (8 xx 22)]` `982` `= 2(30w + 176)` `982` `= 60w + 352` `60w` `= 630` `:. w` `= 10.5\ text(cm)`