Acan of cashews is cylindrical in shape. the can has a height of 4.5 inches. the radius is 1.5 inches. find the surface area of the cashew can. use 3.14 to approximate pi. round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

First you will need to split the object into three 2D figures, two circles and a rectangle. Then you will calculate the area of each of these and add them all together. 
Circles:
a = πr^2
a = π(1.5)^2
a = 7.065

Then find the area of the rectangle. 
a = lw where l is length and w is width.
since this is a cylinder, the circumference of the top will be the length.
c = 2πr
c = 2π(1.5)
c = 9.42

a = lw
a = 9.42 x 4.5
a = 42.39

Now add everything up and remember that there are two circles, at the top AND bottom. 

7.065(2) + 42.39 = 56.52
The answer is 56.53 inches.