Nate bought a square sheet of paper of side 14 inches to decorate a pencil box he made in craft class. The pencil box has a height of 6 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a length of 4 inches.

Approximately how many square inches of paper will be remaining if he pastes paper on to the bottom base and the four side surfaces of the pencil box without any overlap?
Answer
88 in2
94 in2
100 in2
112 in2

Question

Nate bought a square sheet of paper of side 14 inches to decorate a pencil box he made in craft class.  The pencil box has a height of 6 inches, a width of 3 inches, and a length of 4 inches.
 
Approximately how many square inches of paper will be remaining if he pastes paper on to the bottom base and the four side surfaces of the pencil box without any overlap?
Answer
		88 in2
		94 in2
		100 in2
		112 in2

anonymous · Answer

88 in2
Area of square sheet - surface area of rectangular box
196 - 108 =88 in^2