Question

Maria wants to cover the box shown below with paper. Which of the following could be the dimensions of the paper so Maria has enough to cover the box. Including the ends, with a little left over?

8 in. x 4 in.
8 in. x 6 in.
8 in. x 8 in.
8 in. x 10 in.

Answer 1

@hartnn @jhonyy9

Answer 2

how you think what you need to know to can covering the box ?

Answer 3

than you calcule the volume of the box will help you ?

Answer 4

or than you calcule the lateral area will help you ?

Answer 5

I think it could be the third one. @jhonyy9

Answer 6

what is the 3rd one ?

Answer 7

8 in. x 8 in.

Answer 8

what wan being this 8 * 8 ?

Answer 9

or 8 in. x 4 in. @jhonyy9

Answer 10

but this is just area of a side - or not ?
and this above wrote 8*4 will be the volume of the box
so than ?

Answer 11

you need to know the total surface area - or not ?

Answer 12

ok. ?

Answer 13

so for this you need to calcule the lateral area assumed with area the base and the top side

Answer 14

@hartnn

Answer 15

16 @jhonyy9

Answer 16

16 is the area of a side with dimensions 8*2
yes ?

Answer 17

Yes @jhonyy9

Answer 18

so from these there are 4 same sides

Answer 19

and there are again two sides with 2*2 dimensions
yes ?

Answer 20

2 x 2, 4 @jhonyy9

Answer 21

yes 4 but with this dimension there are 2 sides - ok. ?

Answer 22

so than you check this box the length of this box is 8 and the circumference of the lateral sides how many will be ?

Answer 23

so 8 x 4 @jhonyy9

Answer 24

8 is right bc this is the lenght of the box but the circumference of the lateral sides with 2*2 sides - how many will be the circumference of these lateral sides ? this i ask you bc will help you easy to calcule the diemnsions of this paper what you need covering this box

Answer 25

the circumference of this sides will be 4 sides time them dimension what is 2 so 4*2 = 8

this mean that the right dimensions of this cole paper what you need to cover completly the box will has 8*8 dimensions

Answer 26

@rainbowswirl sorry with this 8*8 cole paper you will can covering just the 4 loner sides without these square form sides from the end - on left and right part
- yes ? hope you understand me

so for you can covering these lateral sides to so you need the greater sides cole paper what will be 8*10

hopw this will help you understanding it sure right easy now

Answer 27

Ok, thank you so much!! <3 @jhonyy9

Answer 28

was my pleasure

sorry for my first mistaque

hope you can understanding it now sure right

good luck