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

campbell_st · Answer

there are 5 rectangles in this problem as there is no top. 

the ends and front & back will have the same area

front     4 x 6 =24       double to get front and back             48
ends      3 x 6 = 18      double to get left and right end         36
bottom  4 x 3 = 12                                                                  12
                                                                                                 ----
                                                       surface area of the box     96 inches square

Paper sheet area     14 x 14 = 196 inches square

left over = 196 - 96 = 100 inches square

anonymous · Answer

thank you soooo much :D