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mathmale · Answer

Please find and type out the directions for this problem.  What do you think the goal of the problem is?

anonymous · Answer

Find the surface area of the rectangular prism. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

mathmale · Answer

What's the formula for the surface area of the top?
of the longer side?
of the shorter side?
How many sides are there?
Find the surface areas of the sides and add them together.

anonymous · Answer

alright i got it thanks

mathmale · Answer

Great.  The prism has 6 separate sides:  top (same area as bottom), 2 long sides and 2 short sides.