Hazel covered a box with felt. The dimensions of the box are shown in the figure below:
A rectangular prism is shown. The length of the rectangular prism is labeled as 11 inches, the height is labeled as 6 inches, and the width is labeled as 8 inches.
The felt costs 9¢ per square inch. She will only pay for the felt used to cover the box, even if there is waste or extra. How much money did Hazel spend on the felt?
A $18.18
B $27.72
C $36.36
D $45.54
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
hey pal you need help
OpenStudy (anonymous):
first you need to find suface area of the rectangular prisim
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ph+2b is surface area
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so in this instance would it be height times width or 6x8 or would it be all the numbers multiplied.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
all numbers multipled
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
so the total is 528
OpenStudy (anonymous):
perimiter*hight+2*base
OpenStudy (anonymous):
no no thats your perimiter did you multiply perimiter *high
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so 528x6
OpenStudy (anonymous):
your base is 88*2 which is 176
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