Question

What is the surface area this storage box?

Answer 1

It's a cube so all 6 faces all the same
And each face is a square

Answer 2

Area of square= (side)^2
=2.5^2
=?

Answer 3

So, 15.625?

Answer 4

No.
What's 2.5^2?

Answer 5

I don't understand what you mean by 2.5^2?

Answer 6

2.5 squared
Or
2.5 x 2.5

Answer 7

6.25

Answer 8

Yes. So that's the area of one face
Because this have has 6 of those faces,
Multiply 6.25x6 to find your surface area

Answer 9

so it's 37.5?

Answer 10

Yup

Answer 11

Thank you, you actually helped me understand how to do it other then just giving me the answer like most people. :)

Answer 12

Surface area simply mean you find the area of all the faces.
\[SA=2(2.5\times2.5)+2(2.5\times2.5)+2(2.5\times2.5)\]

Answer 13

No problem.

And that's actually what they're suppose to do.
Glad to help you!