Juanita covered the outside of a gift box shaped like a rectangular prism with paper. The box is 3.2 feet long, 2.1 feet wide, and 2.7 feet high. Which of the following is the closest to the total surface area of this box?
A. 34 square feet
B. 42 square feet
C. 30 square feet
D. 18 square feet

Question

Juanita covered the outside of a gift box shaped like a rectangular prism with paper. The box is 3.2 feet long, 2.1 feet wide, and 2.7 feet high. Which of the following is the closest to the total surface area of this box?
	A.	34 square feet
	B.	42 square feet
	C.	30 square feet
	D.	18 square feet

anonymous · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you will use the formula 

SA = 2*(LW + LH + HW)

SA is the surface area
L,W,H are the length, width and height