Matching Pairs Perimeter, Area, VolumeOnline version Distinguish between how to calculate perimeter, area, surface area, and volume. by Megan Gallagher 1 Formula for area 2 Formula for volume 3 Volume definition 4 Formula for surface area of prism 5 Surface area definition 6 Area definition 7 Formula for perimeter 8 Perimeter definition 9 Formula for surface area of a cube The number of cubic units that fill a 3D figure 6 x (length x width of face) The total distance around all sides of a shape 2 x [(Area of face A) + (Area of face B) + (Area of face C)] Length x width x height Length x width The number of square units that fill a 2D shape (2 x length) + (2 x width) The total area of all faces of a 3D figure