How do you calculate the surface area of a cylinder if the volume was the only given variable in a problem?

Question

The given volume is 60 in³. That’s it.

Answer 1

The formula for the volume is the area of the bottom times the height. Break down the area to find the circumference of the bottom, then realize that if you peel open the cylinder, you have a flat surface where the circumference is the length and the height is the width.