Question

Erin covered a box with contact paper. The dimensions of the box are shown in the figure below:

Answer 1

The contact paper costs 8¢ per square inch. She will only pay for the contact paper used to cover the box, even if there is waste or extra. How much money did Erin spend on the contact paper?

$20.72
$41.44
$48.12
$73.14

Answer 2

first find the surface area

Answer 3

surface area = 2*width*height + 2*width*length + 2*length*height

Answer 4

sry im confused

Answer 5

@hartnn

Answer 6

width = 8 inches
length = 11 inches
height = 9 inches

surface area = 2*width*height + 2*width*length + 2*length*height = ?

Answer 7

56

Answer 8

try again...

Answer 9

2*width*height = ?

Answer 10

* means multiply

Answer 11

518

Answer 12

right, so our surface area is 518 inch^2

now multiply that by 0.08 to get our final answer...

Answer 13

41.44

Answer 14

right, that's our final answer

Answer 15

Thank u!!! ^_^