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OpenStudy (joclyn16):

What is the surface area of a rectangular prism if it has a width of 31, length of 46, and height of 7?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (danjs):

the sum of the sides area

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

A rectangular prism has 6 rectangular faces. The total surface area is the sum of the areas of the 6 rectangular faces.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

@Joclyn16 What is the area of a rectangle?

OpenStudy (joclyn16):

Length times width

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct. The rectangular prism has 6 faces. You need to find the areas of the 6 faces and add them. All the faces are rectangles.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

You don't need to do 6 different multiplications because there are only 3 different rectangles.

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