you have to wrap two presents. one box that is a rectangular prism measuring 10 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches. the other box is a cylinder. its diameter of 16 inches and height of 7 inches . which box will require more wrapping . ( show all work)

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you have to wrap two presents. one box  that is a rectangular prism measuring  10 inches by 6 inches  by 12 inches. the other box  is a cylinder. its diameter of 16 inches and height  of  7 inches . which box will require  more wrapping . ( show all work)

anonymous · Answer

surface area of prism is base*width*height, which in this case is 720
surface area of cylinder is pi*r^2*h, which is 3.14*8^2*7, which is 1406.72 (approx)

so its the second one